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Post #10: Stonehenge was built as a symbol of unity

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Post #10: Stonehenge was built as a symbol of unity

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According to a team of researchers helmed by Mike Parker Pearson of the University of Sheffield, the time period at which Stonehenge was built was a time of increasing unification among Britain's Neolithic peoples. Clothing, architecture, and material goods all started to become more similar in style, and it is speculated that the erection of Stonehenge may have been symptomatic, or directly to show the new level of an island-wide sense of community. Additionally, it would have been a massive undertaking, quite possibly requiring the cooperation of many individual communities. The only missing pieces here are an explanation for the significance of the alignment with the solstices, where people of distinct communities may not have a shared spiritual or religious interest in commemorating them. However, this is a fairly sound theory that stays well in line with other archaeological findings of the time period suggesting a growing sense of community.

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Stonehenge was built as a monument to unify the peoples of Britain, researchers have concluded after 10 years of archaeological investigations.

Dismissing all previous theories, scientists working on the Stonehenge Riverside Project (SRP) believe the enigmatic stone circle was built as a grand act of union after a long period of conflict between east and west Britain.

Coming from southern England and from west Wales, the stones may have been used to represent the ancestors of some of Britain's earliest farming communities.

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According study leader Mike Parker Pearson of the University of Sheffield, Britain's Neolithic people became increasingly unified during the monument's main construction around 3000 B.C. to 2500 B.C.

"There was a growing island-wide culture - the same styles of houses, pottery and other material forms were used from Orkney to the south coast," Parker Pearson said.

"Stonehenge itself was a massive undertaking, requiring the labour of thousands to move stones from as far away as west Wales, shaping them and erecting them. Just the work itself, requiring everyone literally to pull together, would have been an act of unification," Parker Pearson said.

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According to the researcher, who has detailed the new theory in the book Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery, the place in the county of Wiltshire where the iconic stones were erected was not chosen by chance.

On the contrary, it already had special significance for prehistoric Britons.

Parker Pearson and colleagues noticed that Stonehenge's solstice-aligned avenue sits upon a series of natural landforms which mark out the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset.

"When we stumbled across this extraordinary natural arrangement of the sun's path being marked in the land, we realized that prehistoric people selected this place to build Stonehenge because of its pre-ordained significance," Parker Pearson said.

Basically, they would have seen the spot as nothing less than the "center of the world."

"This might explain why there are eight monuments in the Stonehenge area with solstitial alignments, a number unmatched anywhere else," Parker Pearson said.

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According to the researchers, the winter solstice was the more significant time of the year when Stonehenge was built 5,000-4,500 years ago.

"We can tell from ageing of the pig teeth that higher quantities of pork were eaten during midwinter at the nearby settlement of Durrington Walls, and most of the monuments in the Stonehenge area are aligned on sunrise and sunset at midwinter rather than midsummer," said Pearson.

The prehistoric monument has long baffled archaeologists, who have argued for decades over its original purpose, with two main theories taking shape in recent years: one was that it was a healing space, the other that it was a place of the dead.

Other theories suggested the great stone circle was used as a prehistoric observatory, a sun temple, and a temple of the ancient druids.

"The Stonehenge Riverside Project's researchers have rejected all these possibilities after the largest programme of archaeological research ever mounted on this iconic monument," the researchers said in a statement.

Photo: Stonehenge. Credit: Garethwiscombee/Wikimedia Commons.

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Stonehenge was built as a monument to unify the peoples of Britain, researchers have concluded after 10 years of archaeological investigations. Dismissing all previous theories, scientists working on the Stonehenge Riverside Project (SRP) believe the enigmatic stone circle was built as a grand act of union after a long period of conflict between east and west Britain.

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Post #9: Stonehenge was built as a site of naturalistic healing

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Post #9: Stonehenge was built as a site of naturalistic healing

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The following article I have posted places more emphasis on pseudoscience than any of the other sources I found. The author states that Stonehenge is built around underground aquifers with "yin" water energy (the author is a second-generation dowser). The energy is supposedly concentrated into a "geospiral," upon which Stonehenge was constructed, with the center stone acting as a conduit for the harmonious healing energy. This theory is constructed almost entirely from pseudoscience: dowsing is an example of ancient wisdom, yin and yang water energy is an example of all natural/mystical energy, and reason for belief is confirmation bias (we can't be sure what the function of Stonehenge was, so it must be mystical energy, which supports the author's personal beliefs).

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Stonehenge has stood upon Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire as a silent testimony to a past civilisation long forgotten. Archaeologists believe they have determined when the gigantic stone circle was constructed, but why it was built still remains a mystery.

Stonehenge like many other power places emits energy. This article looks at one particular type of energy associated with sacred sites worldwide.
Waters of the Earth
Humankind has always revered springs intuitively understanding that the water has healing properties and curative powers. Invariably, ancient power centres, such as Avebury Henge and Stonehenge were associated with springs. For instance, Swallowhead Springs, which is shown below, lies close to Silbury Hill and the West Kennet long barrow and 4500 years ago, both sites were an integral part of the Avebury complex.

At Stonehenge, the earthen avenue, which was a processional way that led to the stone temple began at the River Avon about 1½ miles (3 km) away and was associated with two springs. However, sacred sites and healing temples are also associated with another type of pure and sacred water born deep within the Earth.

As a second-generation dowser I was taught that there are two types of water - Yin and Yang water.
Sky/yang water
Rainwater falls from the sky and fills the water table and the aquifers which is a well-known geological fact. When this type of water is plentiful it can be considered to be yang water , which emits a distinctive harmonic surface pattern which water diviners such as myself recognize and can interpret. This type of water is great to drink but not good to live above as it emits a high Hertz frequency and has always been considered inharmonious and called 'geopathic stress' - toxic earth energy. Our distant ancestors avoided this type of water knowing, as do today's dowsers and geomancers, that long-term exposure to it will seriously deplete the immune system. There are simple and effective ways to counteract this type of geopathic stress and a common symptom of geopathic stress is waking up between 2 - 3 am as geopathic stress reaches a maximum at this time of the night.
Earth's inner waters
There is another type of water pure and divine and its energy field is beneficial to our health and well-being. Our ancient ancestors recognized its harmonic energy emissions and sited stone circles, pyramids, holy temples and constructs above it and no doubt harnessed the energy.

My late father, and other Master Dowsers such as Guy Underwood, taught many of today's dowsers that the Earth can chemically produce water deep within which is independent of rainfall. Geologists disagree with this ancient water divining lore. Nonetheless, sacred YIN water (also known as primary water) is perpetually being produced deep within the womb of the Earth. When this type of water naturally breaks through to the surface it is revered as a sacred spring. Likewise, if bored, the well is referred to as a Holy Well. This is what differentiates a normal spring from a healing one.

Yin aquifers produce a gigantic spiral pattern called a geospiral. Some geospirals emanate over vast distances whilst others are smaller and more contained. Ancient architects worldwide understood that no matter how deep the yin water is it will constantly emit a harmonic healing field beneficial to all life forms.

This geospiral pattern marked the esoteric centre of a sacred site; ley lines and energy lines are attracted to its magnetic force and converge upon the spiral creating a geodetic power centre.
Stonehenge
At the near centre of Stonehenge once stood the Altar Stone which bejewelled the site. Catching the Sun and Moon light this beautiful green coloured sandstone was flexed with garnets and mica and was a sight to behold. Standing around 16 feet tall this attractive stone was as smooth as velvet to touch. The first time I touched the Altar Stone a zap of energy like an electric shock travelled up my arm! Archaeologists have puzzled over why it was not placed at the exact centre of Stonehenge. Metaphysical considerations were deemed far more important than geometric symmetry and the geospiral phenomenon dictated its holy centre and imbued the monument with magnetic healing power. Make no mistake; this type of underground water is alchemic. In ancient times it was recognized that if you placed, say, a normal cup of spring or river water above a geospiral the water would be transformed into Holy Water, sacred and imbued with the living life force of Mother Earth. Likewise, the Knights Templar and Medieval Masons created stoops and set fonts above the sacred earth pattern to transform the properties of water for their magico-religious rituals.

I have studied the geospiral pattern for over 15 years and I have noted that it can cleanse and heal our own body-water. All water has memory. We are made up of over 75% of water which can become polluted, for example, from processed foods and even our own thoughts and emotions. Consciously working with our own body-water in conjunction with the waters of the earth can be a remarkable experience. Geospirals can also put us in touch with the Earth's Akashic records - the Earth's inner waters can act like a tape recorder - recording all that has been and thus retains the site's holy history.
Mass healing
Animals are naturally attracted to the geospiral earth energy pattern and often sleep above it. During the late 1940s, the Master Dowser Guy Underwood collected numerous stories from WWII veterans. They reported that if they suffered from rheumatic aches and pains, sleeping where a cows or sheep had previously rested or slept cured them of their aliments. Guy surveyed such locations and noted they invariably marked a geospiral energy pattern. During WWII people in the Chislehurst area of Kent stayed within the prehistoric Chislehurst Caves, many of whom had lost their homes due to bomb raids and so lived there permanently. After the war, many of the cave's long-term occupants were miraculously cured of their aliments. Unknowingly, they had been sleeping above a gigantic spiral.

When I take people to sacred sites we always interact with a geospiral's energy field, which I view as an Earthgate. Over the years I have noted that the energy can put us in touch with Gaia, the Earth's consciousness and it is a place where we can naturally tap into the site's sacred history. It's a gateway to deep understanding about yourself, the planet and the cosmos. Although its energy field cannot be seen, we can locate it through dowsing or by using the palms of our hands as like air currents its' energy can be felt on contact.
Evidence
Is there any solid and scientific evidence to support these claims? Engineer David Webb joined me at Avebury Henge with this sophisticated engineering equipment, consisting of wide-band radio receivers, a field mill (electrostatic), ion counter, spectrum analyzer, and volt metres. Most importantly, David insisted that radio frequency meters were used which could instantly detect any man-made signal to show, categorically, that no such electrical fields were present. This is a must for all serious investigators, as it rules out man-made frequencies, and many are present creating unseen electromagnetic smog (E-smog).

I showed David specific locations within the Avebury stone temple where there were strong geospiral patterns and various other types of earth energy. Using his equipment he began to record and analyse the signals that the Earth was emitting. He noted that over these sensitive areas the air quality was radically different to the control area which was usually around 3.5 metres away. Interestingly, earth energy points release much greater amounts of negative air ions, which are known to promote a sense of well-being whilst concurrently depleting the positive air ion count which can, for example, induce headaches. Further investigations revealed a 7 - 10 Hz frequency field which is close to the Schumann Resonance and once again beneficial to our health and well-being. David was amazed that areas I could divine with a dowsing rod or pendulum produced such startling results.

Undoubtedly, the spiral pattern was revered by our distant forebears who sited their sacred constructs upon it. Millennia later, we are only beginning to understand their metaphysical knowledge which was encoded into sacred places like Stonehenge and Avebury. Earth's sacred inner waters and the geospiral pattern bring a site to life and standing stones sited upon it become imbued with living energy. Now share this vision with me... Imagine that our hospitals, schools, care homes and many other constructs that involve healing or helping humanity were sited above the geospiral pattern. Earth's natural harmonic energy encouraging health, well-being and happiness. In my opinion, ancient wisdom should be applied to our modern generation.

The way forward is to work with the Earth and not against her.

By Maria Wheatley

For upcoming tours with Maria Wheatley to sacred sites and the latest conference news please visit infinite-connections.

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Stonehenge has stood upon Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire as a silent testimony to a past civilisation long forgotten. Archaeologists believe they have determined when the gigantic stone circle was constructed, but why it was built still remains a mystery. Stonehenge like many other power places emits energy.

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Post #8: Stonehenge is an ancient symbol of fertility

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Post #8: Stonehenge is an ancient symbol of fertility

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Below I have included the link to an article that poses the unique (and questionable) theory that Stonehenge is a giant symbol of the female reproductive system. The British Columbia University researcher and Gynecologist Anthony Perks contests that, at the time, there was a concept of an Earth Mother, and that Stonehenge may represent "the opening by which the Earth Mother gave birth to the plants and animals on which ancient people so depended." Perks points to the lack of deaths at Stonehenge, and suggests that it was a place of birth and renewal. However, this is in direct contrast to the majority of researchers, who display the variety of burials that have taken place at Stonehenge: additionally, Stonehenge has been shown through archaeological restoration and projection to have been a closed, not an open circle. This would cast aspersions on Perks' theories, and it's likely that these pieces of glaring evidence have been overlooked due to Perk's own confirmation bias.

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Stonehenge has dominated the Wiltshire landscape for more than 4,000 years and is one of the world's most important heritage sites, but its purpose has remained a mystery.

Some researchers have claimed the stone circles were used as a giant computer; others that Stonehenge was an observatory for studying stars and predicting the seasons; and a few have even argued that its rings acted as a docking pad for alien spaceships.

Now a University of British Columbia researcher who has investigated the great prehistoric monument for several years has announced he has uncovered its true meaning: it is a giant fertility symbol, constructed in the shape of the female sexual organ.

'There was a concept in Neolithic times of a great goddess or Earth Mother,' says Anthony Perks, a gynaecologist who decided to investigate the idea that the circles could have symbolic anatomical links. 'Stonehenge could represent the opening by which the Earth Mother gave birth to the plants and animals on which ancient people so depended.'

According to Perks's analysis, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine , the critical events in the lives of the builders of Stonehenge - who began their work around 3,000 BC - were births and deaths in their families and community. But there is no evidence of any burials near Stonehenge, Perks adds. 'There is little sign of death; there are no tombs, because Stonehenge was a place of life and birth, not death, a place that looked to the future.'

Evidence that the monument was dominated by ideas about creation and regeneration has been overlooked until now, says Perks.

Take the inner circle, which consists of pairs of massive capped rock pillars, one of which is rough and the other carefully smoothed. 'To a biologist, the smooth and rougher stones arranged in pairs, united by heavy lintels, suggest that male and female, father and mother, joined together,' he states.

Even more convincing, says Perks, is the similarity between Stonehenge seen from above and the anatomy of the female sexual organ. His article includes a map of the former, which is compared, point by point, with a detailed diagram of the latter. Of these features, the most important concern the central empty area that is enclosed by the monument's inner circle of giant bluestones.

'This central area is empty because it represents the opening to the world, the birth canal,' says Perks. Stonehenge was therefore constructed to honour the Earth Mother for 'giving both life and livelihood'.

As to Stonehenge's alignment with various astronomical events such as the rising of mid-winter and mid-summer sun - discovered by astronomers many years ago - these fit with notions of an Earth Mother partnered with a Sun Father, says Perks. Stonehenge celebrated their association, a place where people celebrated the Sun's closest approach to Earth in summer, while in winter they prayed for the pair to reunite.

It is intriguing theory, though it has failed to impress experts. David Miles, chief archaeologist for English Heritage, which owns the site, said Perks's theory, although interesting, was essentially untestable. 'You can come up with just about any idea to explain a structure like Stonehenge if you stare at it for long enough. And if Stonehenge was built so that it looked like a female sexual organ when viewed from above, how were people supposed to see that? As far as we have been able to tell, they didn't have hot-air balloons in prehistoric times.'

In fact, scientists have shown that Stonehenge was not built in one single act of construction, but was put together over a period of more than 1,500 years in a series of successive modifications and improvements. Nor was it built by the druids, the people most often associated with the site. In fact, many more ancient tribes and societies - individuals attempting to make their impact on the landscape of England - were responsible.

'The archaeologist Jacquetta Hawkes once said that every age gets the Stonehenge it deserves,' added Miles. 'For example, in the 1960s, at the dawn of the computing era, researchers argued that you could use Stonehenge as a giant calculating machine.' Later, in the more mystical New Age, it was argued that the monument was really a spaceport for aliens, while, in the Middle Ages, it was said Stonehenge was built by giants. 'By those standards, this latest idea seems to say something quite odd about the twentyfirst century.'
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The vagina monoliths: Stonehenge was ancient sex symbol

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Stonehenge has dominated the Wiltshire landscape for more than 4,000 years and is one of the world's most important heritage sites, but its purpose has remained a mystery. Some researchers have claimed the stone circles were used as a giant computer; others that Stonehenge was an observatory for studying stars and predicting the seasons; and a few have even argued that its rings acted as a docking pad for alien spaceships.

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Mr. Till, an expert in acoustics and sound technology at Huddersfield University, has hypothesized that the unique acoustic properties of bluestone may have allowed for a trancelike rhythm to be amplified. To test this hypothesis, Mr. Till used a full-sized replica of Stonehenge in the United States along with sound analysis software, a dodecahedronic speaker, a soundfield microphone, and a large bass speaker. His finding supported his theory that Stonehenge would have had unique acoustic properties, and consequently could have been used for this purpose. However, one possible red flag could be confusing correlation with causation: just because, these properties are present, doesn't prove that in of itself that would be the function of the monument.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/4108867/Stonehenge-was-giant-concert-venue.html

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The following image is of a modern Neo-Druidic assembly at Stonehenge. Stonehenge has been a popular Druidic site of pilgrimage and ritual for a century now, with some congregations on the Solstices numbering in the tens of thousands. Neo-pagans and Neo-Druids, as well as a variety of other naturalistic or earth-based faiths believe Stonehenge was built for worship and spiritual reasons in line with their own faiths. However, this is an example of confirmation bias. While Stonehenge does align with the solstices, and this is definitely no accident, it was erected long before even the most early iterations of their specific beliefs, and with no definite intention on the part of the creators. However, they choose to believe, as it validates their faith.

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The following image depicts a giant moving the stones into place to either enact, or take down the monument of Stonehenge. In an ancient story popularized by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his work Historia Regum Britanniae, giants brought the bluestones from Mount Killaraus in Africa to Ireland, where they were used for rituals and healing. King Uther (Arthur's Dad) and Merlin led an expedition to Ireland, and Merlin used magic to bring them to England and set them up. The red flags this brings up are ancient wisdom (as displayed by the beliefs in giants and magic), as well as agenticity (Geoffrey of Monmouth couldn't explain how the stones came to be there otherwise, must be magic).

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Post #4: Stonehenge was built to predict the Solstices

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Post #4: Stonehenge was built to predict the Solstices

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In the following video, researchers have built a replica of Stonehenge to see how Solstices would have appeared with the position of the Sun how it had been 4000 years ago, at the time of construction. Upon completion, they posit that Winter Solstices appear much more impressive, as though one is "entering a portal" as they walk towards the setting Sun into the monument; and that therefore the monument is built more for the Winter Solstice. The red flag raised here is confusing correlation with causation: while the Winter Solstice may be more visually impressive, that isn't to say that the goal of whoever built it was to make a neat looking spectacle. If there were a spiritual meaning connected to the Solstices, likely they would different significance, which may not be visually apparent or obvious to a modern observer.

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A reconstruction of Stonehenge. Shows us how Stonehenge would have looked during midwinter and midsummer - 4000 years ago.

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Post #3: Stonehenge was built with the assistance of aliens

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Post #3: Stonehenge was built with the assistance of aliens

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In the following video, the show "Ancient Aliens" provided by the History Channel refers to another legend on this padlet wall (Merlin), and interposes the idea of aliens using "acoustic levitation" to move the blocks into place. The reasons given are that Merlin levitated them in local legend, and if Merlin can do it, why not aliens? Additionally, another researcher claims that through experimentation, it has been shown to be impossible to replicate the process by which these could have been moved. The two red flags at play here are confirmation bias, and appeal to authority. The first gentlemen stipulating that the local legends may have substituted Merlin in for aliens is suggesting a theory with absolutely no merit or precedence because it's in keeping with his TV narrative; the next gentlemen to speak contradicts the experiments moving 40-ton stone slabs 100 miles using tracks and animal grease: a feat performed successfully by researchers in 1996

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Ancient Aliens: Mysteries of Ancient Construction | History

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Ancient Astronaut theorists believe that ancient man may have had extra-terrestrial help to build colossal structures like Stonehenge. Subscribe for more Ancient Aliens: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MAhZQQd9egwWCxrwSIsJQ?sub_confirmation=1 Check out exclusive Ancient Aliens videos and full episodes: http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens Like the official Ancient Aliens Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ancientaliens Keep up to date with everything HISTORY by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/History #AncientAliens Check out our Facebook games, and other exclusive content: http://www.facebook.com/History Don't miss a new episode!

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Post #2: Stonehenge was an elite cemetery

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Post #2: Stonehenge was an elite cemetery

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In the following Smithsonian video, archaeologists argue that Stonehenge was a cemetery reserved for the culturally elite of the Neolithic Era. The evidence given is that there is little evidence of trauma to the bones, as well as carefully collected skeletons, suggesting that those who were buried were privileged and cared for. However, this is directly contradictory to sources obtained in other articles, which point to the large degree of disfigurement among the interred, directly contradicting this theory.

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Scientists have little doubt that Stonehenge functioned as a Neolithic cemetery. What stands out is that in a violent age, the bodies buried there showed no signs of any kind of conflict. (3:08)

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Evidence Suggests Stonehenge Was an Elite Cemetery

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Scientists have little doubt that Stonehenge functioned as a Neolithic cemetery. What stands out is that in a violent age, the bodies buried there showed no signs of any kind of conflict. (3:08)

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By Patrick Wilson