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Science & Breakthroughs

Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site

BBC News Science 2026-06-17
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site

The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.

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