4,000-year-old Shrine Unearthed by Dutch Archaeologists.

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4,000-year-old Shrine Unearthed by Dutch Archaeologists.
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Archaeologists in the Netherlands have discovered a 4,000-year-old shrine made up of ditches and burial mounds, which has been dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands". The sanctuary was built to align with the sun on solstices and was used for sacrificial festivals, rituals, celebrations and burials for nearly 800 years. The site was excavated in 2017, but its significance has only now become clear, with some 1 million objects, including a 1,000 year-old glass bead, having been excavated from the sanctuary.

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