4,000-year-old burial ground discovered in the Netherlands.

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4,000-year-old burial ground discovered in the Netherlands.
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Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old religious burial ground in the Netherlands, which has been dubbed as the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands". The mound discovered is 65 feet in diameter and contains the remains of around 60 men, women and children. The burial ground has several passages through which the sun would shine directly on the winter and summer solstices. The archaeologists were also able to find offerings of both human and animal skulls as well as valuables like a bronze spearhead from the spots where the sun beamed directly.

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