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The Origins of Civilisation

The Ancients

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Are We Going Back to Stonehenge?

This is prepotery neolithic. This is well before full scaled domestication in these mass cities that we see, the city states. We have a series of megaliths that are standing at this site that predate stonehenge by some six thousand years. There's also recent research that shows feasting that's happening at the sihts. Perhaps it's the cultic centre of some kind of religious ceremonial place. But there is evidence for beer that may be brewing. So the suspicion is that there is something significant about this location. People are gathering here. It's likely bringing in people from very far away. Maybe it’s a pilgrimage site of some kind.

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