Friday 22 June 2012

BBC News - Stonehenge was built to unify Britain, researchers conclude

BBC News - Stonehenge was built to unify Britain, researchers conclude: "Stonehenge was built to unify Britain, researchers conclude

Researchers believe Stonehenge was built in the "centre of the world" for prehistoric people
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Building Stonehenge was a way to unify the people of Stone Age Britain, researchers have concluded.

Teams working on the Stonehenge Riverside Project believe the circle was built after a long period of conflict between east and west Britain.

Researchers also believe the stones, from southern England and west Wales, symbolize different communities."
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