Roman villa unearthed thanks to report of looters – The History Blog
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/76325
"The looters has caused noticeable damage to the ancient remains, using mechanical diggers to cut deep trenches. Archaeologists followed up with an emergency salvage excavation, revealing the remains of a large suburban villa that likely belonged to members of the Roman aristocracy."
I know it's not #StandingStoneSunday yet, but I'm really excited that this arrived today ... I was originally after Julian Cope's 'The Modern Antiquarian' but at £275 that was not an option. This one, however, is most excellent and a fraction of the price 💙
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Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists | Stonehenge | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/18/solstice-aligned-monument-archaeology-wiltshire-stonehenge-prototype
"A 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solstices and may have served as a prototype for the later solar alignment at Stonehenge has been discovered close to the famous neolithic site, in what archaeologists have described as a “once in a lifetime” find."
"A 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solstices and may have served as a prototype for the later solar alignment at Stonehenge has been discovered close to the famous neolithic site, in what archaeologists have described as a “once in a lifetime” find.
The structure at Bulford, 5km (3 miles) from the world heritage site in Wiltshire, has been carbon dated to around 3000BC, the same time as the earliest phase of construction at Stonehenge and 500 years before its huge trilithon stones were carefully placed to line up with the midsummer and midwinter sun."
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