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Ancient Mystery: 'Super-Henge' Array Discovered Near Stonehenge

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Mon, 07 Sep 2015 21:46:26 Z)

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Researchers mapping the landscape surrounding Stonehenge found a previously-unknown row of 90 standing stones -- some as tall as 15 feet. The array is buried less than two miles from Stonehenge and could be as old or older, according to researcher Vince Gaffney.

"This is completely new and the scale is extraordinary," Gaffney said.

"Using cutting edge, multi-sensor technologies the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project has revealed evidence for a large stone monument hidden beneath the bank of the later Durrington Walls 'super-henge,'" according to the British Science Association.

This video is an animation of what the stones would look like if not buried:

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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