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A Student Had a Hunch About a Stone Circle. Turns Out a 3,700-Year-Old Ritual Site Was Beneath It.
A six-foot-tall standing ceremonial stone in a Derbyshire forest had one archaeology enthusiast searching for more. Well, ...
Mercury concentrations in tree rings may enable trees to be 'witnesses' of illegal gold mining activities in the Amazon
For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...
Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year
Former Utah congresswoman Mia Love, who died after battling brain cancer, didn’t emphasize her race during her campaigns, but ...
This $4.1 Million Cottage Is Located in a Celebrity-Favorite Enclave Just North of New York City
A $4.1 million cottage in Snedens Landing, a celebrity-favorite town north of New York City, was once home to the violinist ...
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3,700-Year-Old Bronze Age Stone Circle Discovered in an English Forest
Researchers found evidence of a ceremonial platform next to the Farley Moor standing stone, which measures roughly 6.5 feet tall. Time Team Amateur archaeologist George Bird had long been fascinated ...
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Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true. See it
Following a local’s theory, archaeologists excavated the Farley Moor standing stone and found a larger 3,700-year-old ceremonial site. Photo from Time Team, shared by Forestry England In a ...