'This was a pioneering achievement': Stone Age people put up posts to observe the solstices near Stonehenge long before the stones of sacred site were placed
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According to Live Science, archaeologists have discovered evidence that people used wooden posts to track the summer and winter solstices at Stonehenge around 5,000 years ago—thousands of years before the site's famous stone monuments were erected. The finding, based on two ancient post holes, suggests early inhabitants engineered a sophisticated celestial calendar, marking a significant achievement in prehistoric astronomy and engineering.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/this-was-a-pionee...
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