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Netherlands Unearths Massive 4000-Year-Old Solar Calendar Sanctuary.

Archaeologists in the Netherlands have discovered a 4,000-year-old solar calendar sanctuary, the first of its kind in the country. The site, near the town of Tiel, consists of three burial mounds lined with large wooden poles, estimated to have been used for at least 800 years. The largest mound served as a solar calendar, with the sun shining through certain passages on the winter and summer solstice. People would gather at the site for pagan solstice festivals, leaving offerings such as animal skeletons, human skulls, and valuables. The discovery also includes over 1 million objects dating from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, including a green glass bead from Mesopotamia, indicating contact between vastly different cultures.

via IFLScience|

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Netherlands Unearths 4000-Year-Old 'Stonehenge'.

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.

via The Daily Wire|

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Dutch Unearth Ancient 'Stonehenge' Site.

Dutch archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old religious site in the Netherlands, which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar. The site, dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands," contained the remains of some 60 men, women, and children. The main mound is about 20 meters in diameter with its passages lined up to serve as a solar calendar. Scientists also discovered two other smaller mounds. The three mounds were used as burial sites for about 800 years. A single glass bead inside a grave was also found, which after analysis was shown to have originated in Mesopotamia, today's Iraq.

via Phys.org|

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