It marks the solstices and equinoxes, and was also used as a burial ground.
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A team explored the realm of archeoastronomy, investigating the alignment of structures and the play of light to unlock the chamber's hidden significance
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a well-preserved Bronze Age sword in the town of Nördlingen, Bavaria
The surrounding area yielded over 80 Roman burials containing copper bracelets, coins, glass beads and a bone comb.
As if we didn't already have enough to worry about
“Its architecture and its construction, the assembly technique of the strakes, as well as the waterproofing system of the hull, have no equivalent in the Mediterranean area”
It is unlikely that a Christian church would have kept a statue of such a pagan god
“This relatively small site in Southwark is a microcosm for the changing fortunes of Roman London"
The sanctuary has been dated to the seventh century B.C. and was in use for about 1,000 years
One local legend suggests that a priest asked by drunken local young men to give the last rites to a pig prayed for God to punish Rungholt, shortly before the storm tide arrived...