To Historians and Tourists, It’s a Mysterious Ancient Burial Site. It Used to Be My Playground.
Author Oliver Smith spent many childhood days exploring a prehistoric mound near his grandparents’ house in Wales. As an ...
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Archaeologists discover how 6,000-year-old Spanish structure was built with stones heavier than at Stonehenge
A megalithic burial mound in Spain was built using “advanced engineering” 6,000 years ago, with stones weighing several times more than any used to make the UK’s iconic Stonehenge ...
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7 ancient megaliths around the world that rival Stonehenge
There are countless megalithic sites around the world ... In addition to the stone circle, there are 13 prehistoric burial mounds located close to the site, indicating that ceremonies ...
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Neolithic Burial Sites
One end of the mound has a facade of tall standing stones, behind which is a small stone passage and burial chambers. Many burial chambers in the west survive as megalithic structures, but the ...
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Ancient burial mound murals mark 50 years since discovery
ASUKA, Nara Prefecture—Colorful murals uncovered at the Takamatsuzuka burial mound here in what was dubbed “the great discovery of the century” could still reveal their mysteries 50 years ...