In the south of England, scientists from the Department of Archeology of the University of Exeter have discovered signs of the existence of two previously unknown prehistoric stone circles, one of which shows similarities with the early phase of the famous Stonehenge.
The remains of the monuments, believed to date back to the Neolithic or New Stone Age, were discovered during fieldwork in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, southeast England.
The site that aroused the researchers’ interest was discovered in 2011, when they were testing the hypothesis of the existence of a ring of stone circles in the northern part of the National Park landscape.
The same searches in 2007 led them to discover the Sittaford stone circle 8 kilometers to the south, they report Noi.md with reference to .
In the following years, the researchers carried out field work and geological reconnaissance, during which they managed to uncover evidence indicating the presence of a stone circle at the foot of the hill, which is part of the same ring of monuments.
This was called the Meteral Stone Circle.
It consists of about 20 preserved stones, most of which appear to have fallen. At the same time, the structure itself is not quite a circle, as it is flat on the southern perimeter.
However, the site helps to form a picture of how monuments were built during the Late Neolithic in western Britain, how space was viewed, and also helps to understand perceptions of the natural landscape.
