Netherlands Unearths 4000-Year-Old 'Stonehenge'.

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Netherlands Unearths 4000-Year-Old 'Stonehenge'.
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Dutch archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old religious burial ground in the Netherlands that was used as a solar calendar, similar to Stonehenge in the UK. The site, dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands," includes a burial mound and ditches that allow the sun to shine through on the summer and winter solstices. The sanctuary was roughly four soccer fields long and built with wood and soil. The site is also believed to have been used for rituals, and many valuable items were discovered, including a glass bead from Mesopotamia, indicating contact with groups over 3,000 miles away.

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