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Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old 'proto-Stonehenge' just a few miles from the famous monument

The structure consisted of two wooden posts that aligned precisely with the summer sunrise and winter sunset, suggesting ancient Britons were already tracking the Sun before the creation of Stonehenge.

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Archaeology team unearths 'prototype' of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away

Archaeologists say they have discovered a structure near Stonehenge that may have served as a “prototype” for the monument

The Independent UK

Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solstice stones

The site a few miles from Stonehenge predates the famous stone circle by around 500 years, experts say.

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5,000-year-old 'prototype' Stonehenge aligning with solstices discovered near the famous Stone Age monument

The discovery of two ancient holes at Stonehenge suggests people placed posts there to help observe the summer and winter solstices around 5,000 years ago.

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Earlier version of Stonehenge discovered three miles from world-famous monument

Excavations near the monument have shed new insight

The Independent UK

Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists

Wessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in Wiltshire

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Boy Accidentally Discovers 275-Year-Old Ship That Was Used During the American Revolution

A boy during his beach jog discovers a 275-year-old ship.

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Schoolboy Discovers 275-Year-Old British Royal Navy Ship On Scotland Beach While Jogging

A boy during his beach jog discovers a 275-year-old ship.

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Archaeologists identify 250-year-old shipwreck in Orkney

Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney

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Archaeologists uncover identity of 1700s Orkney shipwreck

Experts have been examining the vessel since it was discovered last year on the island of Sanday.

Evening Standard

Archaeologists reveal how ‘exceptionally rare’ 3,500-year-old wooden spade was so well preserved

The rare Bronze Age spade was discovered during a coastal habitat project in Poole Harbour

The Independent UK

‘Unique’ Bronze Age wooden spade found during wetlands creation project

The spade discovered in archaeological excavations in Poole Harbour is 3,500 years old.

The Independent UK

Historic shipwreck exposed by storms on Scottish island to be preserved in tank

A HISTORIC shipwreck discovered on a Scottish island following winter storms is to be preserved in a freshwater tank ...

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Prehistoric peatland plants and bugs found in UK ‘time capsule’

Frozen snapshot could help revive ancient Exmoor woodland and protect against ravages of climate change

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Anglo-Saxon teen girl discovered buried with lavish jewelry strewn across her head and chest

Archaeologists in England have discovered the remains of a teenager and child buried in a spooning position in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery dating to the sixth or seventh century A.D.

The Independent UK

People have spent years searching for England’s buried elephants – they might finally have an answer

Local legends say elephants from travelling ‘wild beast’ shows like Bostock and Wombwell’s Menagerie, were buried across the country

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Wreck of Glasgow-built steamship given protection by Historic Environment Scotland

The wreck of Europe’s first commercial steamship, said to be of “international significance”, has been designated as a scheduled monument by…

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Wreck of Europe’s first commercial steamship given protection

The Comet was built in the early 19th century.

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Archaeologists bid to unravel 130-year-old circus elephant burial mystery

Local legend suggests the elephant was buried in 1891

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Archaeologists bid to unravel 130-year-old circus elephant burial mystery

Members of Wessex Archaeology are to conduct a geophysical survey in Kingswood.

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists hunt for burial site of famous 19th-century elephant in Gloucestershire

Historians hope to find remains of animal from one of Britain’s Victorian travelling menageries

Nottingham Post

Severn Trent Water planning huge new 10 mile-long pipe under Nottingham

The new pipe would carry water between reservoirs in Redhill and Strelley

Bristol Post

Human remains found in Castle Park graves underneath bomb-damaged church

The project revealed what lies beneath the ruin's concrete floor as part of conservation efforts

Bristol Post

Excavation reveals history of Bristol's most secret industrial site

"Capper Pass & Sons was a very innovative and secretive company"

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Northumberland Line preparations uncover ancient remains at new rail site

An archaeological site, believed to be a settlement or farmstead dating back to Iron Age/early Romano-British period has been discovered in Northumberland

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