A Stonehenge, è stato scoperto un nuovo monolito, realizzato in legno.
La struttura realizzata in pali di legno , è stata eretta durante lo stesso periodo del più famoso cerchio di megaliti di Stonehenge
E' stata rinvenuta presso il più famoso compresso di monoliti di Stonehenge un'altra struttura realizzata condi pali legno che.
Per gli archeologi, fu costruita 4.500 anni fa insieme quindi al cerchio di pietre.
La notizia ripostata dal giornale inglese Daily Telegraph oggi, spiega che questa scopertta potrebbe portare nuova luce sito nella piana di Salisbury in Gran Bretagna.
Gli archeologi hanno rinvenuto a 900 metri di distanza dalla struttura di pietre un fossato di forma circolare contenente all' interno cerchi più piccoli al suo interno, di un metro di larghezza.
E' qui che vennero piantati nel terreno dei pali di legno.
Il cerchio di pali ha anche due entrate, una nella parte sud-ovest e una
sulla parte nord-est
Si stanno quindi facendo varie analisi per ricostruire virtualmente come doveva apparire 4.500 anni fa il complesso di Stonehenge, le ricerche sono state svolte dal
professore Vince Gaffney dell'università di Birmingham.
Che ha poi dichiarato di essere sicuro della possibilita di poter fare nuove scoperte archeologiche in loco poiche l' area archeologica di Stonehenge, non è stata ancora studiata aggiungendo poi
"Si presumeva che fosse solo un campo vuoto adesso viene fuori un enorme monumento cerimoniale"
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Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge
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The new "henge" is about 900m (2,950ft) from the giant stones
Archaeologists have discovered a second henge at Stonehenge, described as the most exciting find there in 50 years.
The circular ditch surrounding a smaller circle of deep pits about a metre (3ft) wide has been unearthed at the world-famous site in Wiltshire.
Archaeologists conducting a multi-million pound study believe timber posts were in the pits.
Project leader Professor Vince Gaffney, from the University of Birmingham, said the discovery was "exceptional".
The new "henge" - which means a circular monument dating to Neolithic and Bronze Ages - is situated about 900m (2,950ft) from the giant stones on Salisbury Plain.
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It's a timber equivalent to Stonehenge”
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Images show it has two entrances on the north-east and south-west sides and inside the circle is a burial mound on top which appeared much later, Professor Gaffney said.
"You seem to have a large-ditched feature, but it seems to be made of individual scoops rather than just a straight trench," he said.
"When we looked a bit more closely, we then realised there was a ring of pits about a metre wide going all the way around the edge.
"When you see that as an archaeologist, you just looked at it and thought, 'that's a henge monument' - it's a timber equivalent to Stonehenge.
"From the general shape, we would guess it dates backs to about the time when Stonehenge was emerging at its most complex.
"This is probably the first major ceremonial monument that has been found in the past 50 years or so.
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An image detailing the new 'henge'
Archaeologists say the find is "exceptional"
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"This is really quite interesting and exceptional, it starts to give us a different perspective of the landscape."
Other wooden structures have been found in the area, one of these being Durrington Walls about 3km (1.86 miles) to the north east of the stones.
Data from the site is being collected as part of a virtual excavation to see what the area looked like when Stonehenge was built.
Speculation as to why the 4,500-year-old landmark was built will continue for years to come, but various experts believe it was a cemetery for 500 years, from the point of its inception.
In 2008, the first excavation in nearly half a century was carried out at the iconic site on Salisbury Plain.
This latest project is being funded by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, in Vienna, and the University of Birmingham, and is assisted by the National Trust and English Heritage.
Professor Gaffney said he was "certain" they would make further discoveries as 90% of the landscape around the giant stones was "terra incognita" - an unexplored region.
"The presumption was this was just an empty field - now you've got a major ceremonial monument looking at Stonehenge," he said.
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