STONEHENGE IS MORE SCOTTISH THAN WE THOUGHT
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Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds

Monument’s largest ‘bluestone’ moved more than 450 miles – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations

Esther Addley
Wed 14 Aug 2024 11.00 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/14/stonehenge-megalith-came-from-scotland-not-wales-jaw-dropping-study-finds

Let's see if we can find a Robert Burns poem about Stonehenge.

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#aberystwythuniversity #anthonyclarke #archaeology #britisharchaeology #curtinuniversity #englisharchaeology #giantsdance #giantsring #howtobuildstonehenge #mikepitts #nickpearce #robertburns #robixer #salisburyplain #sciencenews #stonehenge #stonehengemonument #ukarchaeology #universitycollegelondon #universityofadelaide #wiltshire

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Live Science

'Richly decorated' Roman villa with 'curse tablets' and tiny axes unearthed in England
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By Jennifer Nalewicki
published 6 hours ago

The remains of the ornately decorated Roman buildings contain numerous artifacts, including "curse tablets," tiny axes and a horse-headed belt buckle.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/richly-decorated-roman-villa-with-curse-tablets-and-tiny-axes-unearthed-in-england

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#ancienthistory #archaeology #britisharchaeology #brooksidemeadows #cursetablets #farleyheath #francescagiarelli #grove #horseheadedbeltbuckle #jennifernalewicki
#louisstafford #redriverarchaeology #redriverarchaeologygroup #tinyaxes #ukarchaeology #villageofgrove #villageofuley

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The Guardian

Bronze age objects from ‘Pompeii of the Fens’ to go on display

Settlement on stilts dropped into River Nene after a fire nearly 3,000 years ago and was preserved in silt

Harriet Sherwood
Wed 20 Mar 2024 01.00 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/20/bronze-age-objects-from-pompeii-of-the-fens-must-farm-cambridgeshire

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#ancienthistory #archaeology #archaeologybritain #archaeologyengland #archaeologynews #archaeologyuk #bronzeage #cambridgeshire #forterra #harrietsherwood #historicengland #history #history #markknight #mustfarm #nene #peterborough #peterboroughmuseum #piledwelling #piledwellingsettlement #pompeiiofthefens #rivernene #ukarchaeology

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