Our resident Archaeology major here at ParanormalUnkown has pointed out some interesting information concerning the legendary mystery that is Stonehenge. Apparently a recent excavation of the Stonehenge site has commenced and has already revealed fascinating new findings. Several discoveries were uncovered including some distinctive rock chippings and easily dated charcoal remains.Researchers are convinced the stone chips are evidence of belief in the healing power of the "bluestones" brought 150 miles from south Wales, which endured long after the monument was thought to have been abandoned. The magical bluestone, spotted dolerite which when newly quarried is a dark blue speckled with brilliant white stars of quartz, made Stonehenge into the Lourdes of prehistoric Europe, they believe, or as Darvill put it yesterday, "the accident and emergency unit of southern England".
Researchers also divulged that the earliest charcoal now found at the site has been dated to 7,000BC, and the most recent to medieval times, suggesting that the site was already important 4,000 years before the oldest stone circle, and continued to draw visitors for centuries after it was believed to have been abandoned.
For more information on the newest Stonehenge findings, bluestones, and stone circles, keep posted.
Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/23/archaeology.heritage
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