Archaeologists in northern Denmark have actually found the remains of a big lumber circle that is countless years of ages and has parallels to England’s Stonehenge. This al fresco structure was most likely part of a bigger “ritual landscape” utilized by ancient individuals of the Late Neolithic (New Stone Age) and Early Bronze Age (2600 to 1600 B.C.).

“This is an extraordinary find,” Sidsel Wåhlinmanager at the Vesthimmerlands Museum and excavation co-leader, stated in a declaration “The timber circle provides valuable insights into the ritual practices and social structures of this internationally connected prehistoric society.”

The freshly exposed circle includes 45 postholes spaced approximately 6.5 feet (2 meters) apart, according to the declaration, for a size of about 100 feet (30 m). No wood stays standing, specialists think that big, upright woods had actually been positioned in the little holes.

Wood circles, or wood henges, are rather strange, as no records have actually been delegated discuss what they were utilized for. These henges have actually been discovered throughout northwestern Europeespecially in the British Isleswhere butchered animal bones and domestic waste discovered at some websites recommend individuals participated in routines and feasted there.

Woodhengesituated a number of miles from Stonehengeis possibly the best-known wood circle. It was built of 6 concentric ovals of posts around 2500 B.C., approximately the very same time as Stonehenge and, like Stonehenge, is believed to line up with the summertime solstice

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“The timber circle is not only a significant archaeological discovery but also a window into the past, offering us a glimpse of the ceremonial and ritual activities of our ancestors,” excavation supervisor Andreas Bo Nielsen stated in the declaration.

Historical excavation of the postholes has actually currently started, with an objective of much better comprehending the building and construction and usage of the wood circle. Vesthimmerlands Museum prepares to share information of the excavation and findings later on this year.

The brand-new henge in Vesthimmerland, Denmark, has actually not been totally studied, however its shape suggests that there were strong connections in between northern Europe and England as early as the Late Neolithic duration.

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