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What Was Stonehenge Like Before It Was Built?

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers consistently used the area until the farmers that built Stonehenge moved in.

By Joshua Rapp Learn
Jun 23, 2022 12:00 PM
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Much about the creation, creators and meaning of Stonehenge has remained mired in mystery for a good portion of the five millennia that have passed since the first stage of its creation.  

“Really not much is known about why the area was chosen, and what was going on before it was built,” says Samuel Hudson, a postgraduate research student at the University of Southampton in the U.K. specializing in ancient DNA research. 

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