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Ancient History

Welsh Burial Chamber offers Clue to Stonehenge

Stonehenge

StonehengeArchaeologists are researching the grave of an important figure they believe may have played a crucial role in the construction of Stonehenge.

The burial chamber is sited above a ceremonial stone circle in the Preseli hills in west Wales, where it is believed bluestone was quarried before being taken to Stonehenge.

Wainwright said it was a “jump” to claim the person buried there was an architect of Stonehenge. “It’s a hypothesis but it could well be true. There is certainly something very significant about the grave.”

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