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3,700-year-old Bronze Age stone circle found in Derbyshire forest
3,700-year-old Bronze Age stone circle found in Derbyshire forest
Excavations in Farley Wood near Matlock, Derbyshire, have confirmed that a standing stone belongs to a 3,700-year-old Bronze Age ceremonial complex. The work, involving amateur archaeologist George Bird and the archaeology series…
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Excavations in Farley Wood near Matlock, Derbyshire, have confirmed that a standing stone belongs to a 3,700-year-old Bronze Age ceremonial complex. The work, involving amateur archaeologist George Bird and the archaeology series Time Team, identified a ceremonial platform and five other stones that once formed a circle or oval measuring about 25 by 23 metres. Carbon dating places the site at around 1,700 BCE.
Forestry England said the platform predates the standing stone, which was placed above a natural spring. The agency plans to protect the site and return next summer for further work. The discovery adds to the Peak District’s 25 known stone circles and points to the possibility of more prehistoric monuments beneath managed woodland.
The Indian Opinion
It is easy to turn every prehistoric discovery into a hidden Stonehenge, but this find does not prove a lost civilisation or an unknown kingdom. It does show how much careful fieldwork can reveal from a site long treated as a lone stone. The unanswered issues are practical and important: the complex’s full extent, its construction date and its use over time. The next excavation should establish whether further stones or structures survive nearby.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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