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The Ancient Burial Site of Flagstones May Have Inspired Stonehenge
Learn about Flagstones, a circular enclosure in southern Britain that is now dated to around 3200 B.C.E The site, which was ...
This ‘unusual’ stone circle may predate Stonehenge
Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date ...
Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones?
An ancient monument in Dorset was revealed as Britain's oldest known large circular enclosure, redated to approximately 3200 ...
Archaeologists think they’ve found a 3,200-year-old mysterious stone circle that inspired Stonehenge
Dr Susan Greaney, a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, said ...
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Stone Circle Older Than Stonehenge Discovered in the UK
Archaeologists have determined that the stone circle monument in Dorset, UK is older than previously thought, dating back to ...
Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge
Archaeological research conducted on the prehistoric Dorset burial site known as Flagstones has revealed that it is the ...
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Stonehenge’s older ‘sister’: Ancient monument in Dorchester’s dating stuns archaeologists
A new study has revealed that Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental architecture during the Neolithic period.
Dorchester's Flagstones monument revealed to be older than Stonehenge
Archaeologists have used advanced radiocarbon analysis to examine some of the finds, including human remains, red deer ...
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This Overlooked Monument May Have Inspired Stonehenge’s Design
New research suggests that the Flagstones site in Dorset may be linked to Stonehenge.
The ancient UK site that's older than Stonehenge
"Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones? Or do these findings suggest our current dating of Stonehenge might need ...