Topic: Mike Parker Pearson
All Content
-
New Stonehenge theory: Stonehenge was built over a graveyard
A new Stonehenge theory posits that 500 years before the current stones were raised, an earlier stone circle marked the graves of more than 200 men, women, and children.
-
'Frankenstein' mummies provide breakthrough to researchers
This mixing of remains was perhaps designed to combine different ancestries into a single lineage, archaeologists speculated.
-
Stonehenge built as a symbol of peace and unity, British researchers suggest
The creation of the mysterious monument and the culture built around it suggests Stonehenge was thought as a symbol of unity in late Neolithic Europe, British researchers say.
-
Stonehenge twin – 'Timberhenge' – discovered with radar imaging
Stonehenge wasn't the only mammoth circle in southern England 5,000 years ago. Using new radar imaging equipment, scientists have identified what was once a nearby circle of huge timbers.
07/22/2010 02:23 pm
Become part of the Monitor community