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Stonehenge excavation may alter history
Salisbury, England (UPI) May 3, 2008 A new excavation of Stonehenge may alter historians' concept of the British landmark site's purpose, researchers say. By studying a set of unusual stones linked to the historical site, a team of archaeologists are attempting to prove Stonehenge was not an ancient burial site, but actually a temple of healing, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Wessex Archaeology researcher Dr. Andrew Fitzpatrick, whose company is working on the stones' excavation, said Stonehenge has always been a source of mystery for archaeologists. "You could put 10 archaeologists in a room and you'd get at least 11 theories," Fitzpatrick said "I think the one thing everybody would agree on is that Stonehenge is a temple, which is easy to lose sight of in the kind of to-ing and fro-ing of ideas." The Times said the excavated stones have already been tied to a site located at the Preseli Hills in Wales, an estimated 250 miles away from Stonehenge. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links All About Human Beings and How We Got To Be Here
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Fayetteville AK (SPX) May 02, 2008Tiny marks on the teeth of an ancient human ancestor known as the "Nutcracker Man" may upset current evolutionary understanding of early hominid diet. Using high-powered microscopes, researchers looked at rough geometric shapes on the teeth of several Nutcracker Man specimens and determined that their structure alone was not enough to predict diet. |
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