microrobert
07-30-2013, 01:51 PM
Neolithic 'halls of the dead' found in Herefordshire
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Archaeologists believe they were deliberately burnt down after construction
Two 6,000-year-old "halls of the dead" found in Herefordshire have been called "the discovery of a lifetime" by archaeologists.
Teams from the University of Manchester and Herefordshire Council made the find on Dorstone Hill, near Peterchurch.
The team also found possible links between Neolithic communities in Herefordshire and Yorkshire.
Professor Julian Thomas said the "very rare" find was of "huge significance to our understanding of prehistoric life".
The remains of the halls were found within prehistoric burial mounds.
BBC News - Neolithic 'halls of the dead' found in Herefordshire (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23501252)
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Archaeologists believe they were deliberately burnt down after construction
Two 6,000-year-old "halls of the dead" found in Herefordshire have been called "the discovery of a lifetime" by archaeologists.
Teams from the University of Manchester and Herefordshire Council made the find on Dorstone Hill, near Peterchurch.
The team also found possible links between Neolithic communities in Herefordshire and Yorkshire.
Professor Julian Thomas said the "very rare" find was of "huge significance to our understanding of prehistoric life".
The remains of the halls were found within prehistoric burial mounds.
BBC News - Neolithic 'halls of the dead' found in Herefordshire (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23501252)