Seahenge Was Built To Combat Harsh Climate, Finds Study
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<p paraeid="{29ac5bb0-59c5-4787-b427-0a91bc3fedb4}{248}" paraid="372644046"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">With all the focus on </span>the iconic Stonehenge and its relation to the Sun and the Moon, England’s east coast Seahenge perhaps receives less historical attention than it deserves. A brilliant new study has shed light on this other prehistoric monument, re-investigating its purpose for being built over 4,000 years ago. The study has found that the monument was in place to conduct certain rituals aimed at prolonging the summer during the periods of extreme and bitter cold changes of the 3rd millennium BC.? </p>
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<p paraeid="{3b0b88a6-26fc-41b6-b182-608431c875c2}{47}" paraid="1693860814"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">University of Aberdeen researcher Dr David Nance has published new findings in </span><a href="
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-024-11088-5" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">GeoJournal</span></span>[/url]<span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"> on Holme I</span> (Seahenge) – a 4000-year-old <a href="
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/bronze-age-0013179" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Bronze Age</span></span>[/url]<span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"> wooden</span> circle, revealed by the shifting sands of Holme-next-the-Sea beach on the north Norfolk coast in 1998.? </p>
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