Stonehenge Revealed

Stonehenge Revealed

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January 2009
- Sound Expert Raves About Stonehenge 'Concert' Acoustics
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jan 5, 09 2:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A temple, burial site, place of sacrifice ... and Neolithic concert venue? The latest research on England's endlessly fascinating Stonehenge claims the site had remarkable acoustics, ideal for amplifying trace-like rhythms, and was likely used for something like ancient religious raves. A sound expert made the discovery by analyzing the acoustics in a Stonehenge computer model, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »
September 2008
- Stonehenge Rocked as 'Neolithic Lourdes'
  
  BBC | Sep 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two archeologists have discovered evidence indicating that Stonehenge was a kind of "Neolithic Lourdes" pilgrimage destination where people came to be healed, the BBC reports. The researchers also used radiocarbon methods to date the mysterious stone circle in southern England to 2300 BC. Mineral analysis indicates the giant bluestone rocks were transported from a site 150 miles away. More »
May 2008
- Stonehenge Reveals Itself: It's a Cemetery
  
  New York Times | May 29, 08 6:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Before Stonehenge was Stonehenge, it was a cemetery, the New York Times reports. Around the time the first monumental rocks were installed in 2500 BC, the last of an estimated 240 human burials took place at the English site. Researchers say it was likely the burial ground of a ruling family—probably the same clan responsible for erecting the stones. More »
- Vandals Chip Away at Stonehenge
  
  Associated Press | May 23, 08 7:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vandals chipped off a coin-sized piece of Stonehenge’s central megalith last week before escaping security guards, the AP reports. Two men used a hammer to knock off the piece, then hopped a fence and drove away. Local police are investigating the attack on the ancient World Heritage site. More »
- Stonehenge Riddle Solved?
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 4, 08 3:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A British team has excavated Stonehenge in hope of showing it was once a temple used for healing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Archaeologists focused on the site's 4,000-year-old bluestones, a twin circle of huge rocks, for proof of their origins and purpose. Shamans and witch doctors once likely filled the site, researcher Tim Darvill said, along with "all the sorts of people who in prehistoric terms would look after those who were ill." More »
June 2007
- Solstice Shines at Stonehenge
  
  Associated Press | Jun 21, 07 4:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spiritually inclined crowds converged on Stonehenge this morning to celebrate the summer solstice, greeting the dawn of the longest day of the year with dancing, drumming, and drinking. The mystical monument shone with floodlights and the glow of the rising sun as more than 20,000 druids, pagans, and other revelers frolicked about, some in cloaks and antlers. More »

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Background

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of...

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Sound Expert Raves About Stonehenge 'Concert' Acoustics

Stonehenge Rocked as 'Neolithic Lourdes'

Stonehenge Reveals Itself: It's a Cemetery

Vandals Chip Away at Stonehenge

Stonehenge Riddle Solved?

Solstice Shines at Stonehenge

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Stonehenge was a 'cemetery for elite'.(News) (Sunday Tribune (South Africa))

BRITAIN TODAY: Stonehenge visit; SOLSTICE.(News) (The Journal (Newcastle, England))

Stonehenge secrets.(History as it Happens)(Brief article) (History Today)

Ancient site was devoted to death: Stonehenge may have been cemetery for rulers.(Humans) (Science News)

Stonehenge was 'place of healing'.(News) (The Birmingham Post (England))

New dig at Stonehenge.(News) (Daily Post (Liverpool, England))

Was Stonehenge really the prehistoric Lourdes? (The Daily Mail (London, England))

did pilgrims think stonehenge a source of healing powers? British researchers... (The Virginian Pilot)

Archaeologists dig Stonehenge.(News) (The Birmingham Post (England))

Stonehenge dig bids to solve the mystery of the bluestones.(News) (Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales))

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