Archaeologists in Northern Denmark have unearthed a “Neolithic Timber Circle” believed to have been used for rituals.
The evacuation was led by the Vesthimmerlands Museum in Aars, discovering the “timber-like” construction consisting of 45 wood posts, based on the museum’s press launch.
The museum titled the press launch “Giant cult facility sees the sunshine of day after millennia of darkness.”
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Every put up’s mark is about 7 ft aside with a diameter of 100 ft.
A rendering of the wooden posts resembles what’s believed to be within the Neolithic Timber Circle. (The Vesthimmerlands Museum )
Whereas there are not any wooden poles that stay standing, it’s estimated that bigger upright timbers stood in place.
Sidsel Wåhlin, museum inspector at Vesthimmerlands Museum, mentioned the invention is a rare discover.
“The Timber circle provides us worthwhile perception into rituals and social constructions from the latter a part of the Stone Age/earliest Bronze Age,” Wåhlin mentioned in a press release.
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The Bronze Age in Denmark covers the interval of 2600 to 1600 BC.
A Neolithic Timber Circle was found by archaeologists in Denmark resembling the historic landmark Stonehenge (pictured) in England. (AP Photograph/Alastair Grant, File)
“The Timber circle is a window to the previous that offers us an perception into the ceremonial and ritual actions of our ancestors,” mentioned Andreas Bo Nielsen, excavation supervisor of the venture.
The construction is alleged to resemble the historic landmark Stonehenge within the U.Okay.
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The aim of the grand construction is unclear, however theories recommend varied completely different rituals noticed for Stonehenge’s function.
The historical past of Stonehenge stays a thriller. (iStock)
Different functions might embrace monitoring the solar and moon, Neolithic Calendar and midwinter celebrations, based on English Heritage, the federal government’s tourism group.
The Vesthimmerlands Museum gives public excursions of the Neolithic Timber Circle.
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