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Stonehenge just one of a pair

Excavation shows strong connection with a nearby wooden circle.

It's hard to believe that the Stonehenge World Heritage Site — a popular tourist destination in densely populated southern England, and home to one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world — is the site of a major new discovery.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on January 31, 2007 10:14 AM |

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Isn't it possible that the wooden circle was a 'dry run' or template for the stone one? What evidence is there that it had importance in its own right?

Posted by: David Eve | February 5, 2007 06:45 PM

What evidence is there that it had importance in its own right?

Posted by: oyunlar | May 27, 2008 03:21 PM

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