Ancient Village Unearthed Near Stonehenge

cityhunter007 writes to point out coverage on CNN.com about an ancient village discovered two miles from Stonehenge that may have housed workers building the monument, or perhaps visitors after it was constructed. The village, at a site known as Durrington Walls, dates from about the time Stonehenge was built, 2600 BCE. The article says: "The researchers speculated that Durrington Walls was a place for the living and Stonehenge — where cremated remains have been found — was a cemetery and memorial... Stonehenge was oriented to face the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset, while the wooden circle at Durrington Walls faced the midwinter sunrise and midsummer sunset."

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Re:The Druids

[UOZaphod]

Wow, I'm not sure I've read anything so poorly researched and unsubstantiated.

Who is this person "R.G. Price"? What are his/her qualifications? The rest of the website seems to be filled with the same sort of drivel that panders to conspiracy theorists and pseudo-intellectuals alike.

Stoned

[Impy the Impiuos Imp]

> The village...dates from about the time Stonehenge was built, 2600 BCE.

Holy crap! People in England were worshipping the wrong false god two thousand years before Moses was even born to tell 'em what the right one was! Heck, this was thousands of years before Yahweh had his girlfriend Ishtar and other gods of his pantheon stripped away!