Archaeologists reveal origins of famous Stone Age monument


Archaeologists from the Universities of Manchester and Cardiff have discovered the origins of Arthur’s Stone, one of the UK’s most famous Stone Age monuments.

Manchester’s Professor Julian Thomas, who led the excavation, says the imposing Herefordshire tomb is linked to nearby ‘halls of the dead’, which were discovered in 2013.

It is the first time the construction—which inspired the 'stone table’ in C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe—has been properly excavated.

Dating to the Neolithic period in 3700BC, Arthur’s Stone is located on a lonely hilltop outside of the village of Dorstone, facing the Black Mountains in south Wales.

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