An ancient ceremonial site the size of Stonehenge has been
discovered on the North Downs.
The exact purpose of the site - a neolithic “henge” near
Hollingbourne - remains shrouded in mystery, but a large amount of
burnt bone and pottery uncovered suggest it was used in a ritual
capacity for almost 2000 years, as far back as 2500BC, the end of
the Stone Age.
Dr Paul Wilkinson (pictured below) of the Kent
Archaeological Field School, which led the investigation, said the
first tantalising clue had come in the form of a circular mark
spotted in satellite images of a tract of land called The
Holmsdale, near the Pilgrims Way.
Digging began last month and has revealed a 50 metre wide henge
- a large earthwork consisting of a circular area surrounded by a
ditch and a perimeter bank - which has horn shaped entrances to the
east and west.
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