Huge Neolithic circle found near Stonehenge
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Archaeologists have announced the discovery of an enormous ring of Neolithic pits surrounding Durrington Walls near Stonehenge
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Pits: Shafts may have served as boundary to sacred area connected to Durrington Walls, Neolithic settlement occupied by builders of Stonehenge
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ENGLAND
Stonehenge 
London

50km 30 miles

Durrington
Durrington Walls 
2km
Woodhenge
River Avon
Larkhill Causewayed Enclosure

SALISBURY PLAIN
Stonehenge
5m
10m
Human to scale

500m 1,600ft
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20 shafts found to date. Academics think there may have been more than 30
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Pits may have incorporated recently discovered Larkhill Causewayed Enclosure – major ceremonial gathering place dating from around 3650 BC
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Around 40% of circle is no longer available for study due to modern development
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Sources: Internet Archaeology, BBC, The Guardian Picture: Apple Maps © GRAPHIC NEWS