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Avebury (/ ˈ eɪ v b ər i /) is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England.One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among ...
DNA analysis found that bones deposited in the most elaborate chamber belonged to a man whose parents were first-degree relatives, possibly brother and sister. In history, such inbreeding was usually only found in royal dynasties headed by "god-kings", such as the pharaohs of ancient Egypt , who married among themselves to keep the royal ...
Dartmoor kistvaens, burial tombs or cists found in Dartmoor in Devon. Fairy Toot, oval barrow. Five Marys, group of round barrows in Dorset. Julliberrie's Grave, unchambered earthen Neolithic long barrow. King's Quoit, Neolithic burial chamber in Pembrokeshire. Lanyon Quoit, dolmen. Lugbury Long Barrow, Neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire.
The site is located about 3.2 km northeast of Stonehenge and evidence suggests the pits date back to the same period, some 4,500 years ago. 'Astonishing' giant circle of pits found near Stonehenge ...
For thousands of years, Britain's Stonehenge has held tight to many of its secrets. Now, scientists say in a study published Wednesday they have uncovered one: The origin of many of the stones ...
Stonehenge's Altar Stone, weighing roughly six tons, was brought to the site from Scotland and not Wales, as was previously thought, researchers said. Stonehenge's Altar Stone came from hundreds ...
Durrington Walls is the site of a large Neolithic settlement and later henge enclosure located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Stonehenge in the parish of Durrington, just north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.