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| Stonehenge researchers 'may have found largest prehistoric site' | Stonehenge researchers 'may have found largest prehistoric site' |
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| Standing stones found buried near Stonehenge could be the "largest" intact prehistoric monument ever built in Britain, archaeologists believe. | Standing stones found buried near Stonehenge could be the "largest" intact prehistoric monument ever built in Britain, archaeologists believe. |
| Using ground-penetrating radar, some 100 stones were found at the Durrington Walls "superhenge", a later bank built close to Stonehenge. | Using ground-penetrating radar, some 100 stones were found at the Durrington Walls "superhenge", a later bank built close to Stonehenge. |
| The Stonehenge Living Landscapes team has been researching the ancient monument site in a five-year project. | The Stonehenge Living Landscapes team has been researching the ancient monument site in a five-year project. |
| Finding the stones was "fantastically lucky", researchers said. | Finding the stones was "fantastically lucky", researchers said. |
| The stones may have originally measured up to 4.5m (14ft) in height and had been pushed over the edge of Durrington Walls. | The stones may have originally measured up to 4.5m (14ft) in height and had been pushed over the edge of Durrington Walls. |
| The site, which is thought to have been built about 4,500 years ago, is about 1.8 miles (3km) from Stonehenge, Wiltshire. | The site, which is thought to have been built about 4,500 years ago, is about 1.8 miles (3km) from Stonehenge, Wiltshire. |
| The stones were found on the edge of the Durrington Walls "henge", or bank, an area which had not yet been studied by researchers. | The stones were found on the edge of the Durrington Walls "henge", or bank, an area which had not yet been studied by researchers. |
| Lead researcher, Vince Gaffney said the stones were "lost to archaeology" but found thanks to modern technology. | Lead researcher, Vince Gaffney said the stones were "lost to archaeology" but found thanks to modern technology. |
| National Trust archaeologist, Dr Nick Snashall said there were "hints" the stones could be buried in the landscape. | National Trust archaeologist, Dr Nick Snashall said there were "hints" the stones could be buried in the landscape. |
| "In the field that lies to the south we know there's a standing stone which is now the only standing stone, now fallen, that you can go up to and touch in the whole of the Stonehenge landscape," he said. | "In the field that lies to the south we know there's a standing stone which is now the only standing stone, now fallen, that you can go up to and touch in the whole of the Stonehenge landscape," he said. |
| "It's called the Cuckoo Stone. | "It's called the Cuckoo Stone. |
| "If there are stones beneath the bank... they're probably looking at stones of pretty much the same size as the Cuckoo Stone." | "If there are stones beneath the bank... they're probably looking at stones of pretty much the same size as the Cuckoo Stone." |
| Dr Snashall added there was a "sense" of an area set aside for the living and another for the dead at Durrington Walls - and that had changed over time. | Dr Snashall added there was a "sense" of an area set aside for the living and another for the dead at Durrington Walls - and that had changed over time. |
| "This gives us a a whole new phase that shows us that has started within 40 years of the site going out of use, or even less than that," he said. | "This gives us a a whole new phase that shows us that has started within 40 years of the site going out of use, or even less than that," he said. |
| The findings are being announced later on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the University of Bradford. | The findings are being announced later on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the University of Bradford. |