Excavations near Stonehenge in 2002 resulted in an
exciting archeological fi nd : a small Roman cemetery
with two graves that did not appear to be Roman. Bronze Age
pottery indicated the two graves were more than 2,500 years
older than the others. The fi rst contained a man’s bones along
with almost 100 burial objects, some made of copper and
gold, making this the richest known burial of that era. The
man in the second grave was probably related to him and
had also been buried with gold. Analysis of the teeth
indicated that the fi rst man may have grown up
near the Alps. What was he doing in Britain?
We’ll probably never know.Were there
RULERS OF STONEHENGE?
Many generations of researchers have sought to unravel the
mysteries of Stonehenge, but new questions continue to arise.
Aerial photographs taken in the 1920s identifi ed Woodhenge,
which consists of six concentric oval rings of postholes where
a timber circle monument was built about 2 miles northeast
of Stonehenge as early as 2500 BC. The relationship between
Woodhenge, Stonehenge, and Durrington Walls—another
nearby henge enclosure—remains unclear.Have all the
SECRETS OF STONEHENGE
BEEN REVEALED?
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