Posted on 06/22/2023 2:34:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious sanctuary in the central Netherlands made of burial mounds and ancient offerings of human and animal bones that has striking similarities to Stonehenge.
The 4,000-year-old site was discovered in the town of Tiel and, like prehistoric stone circle Stonehenge, tracked the position of the sun on the solstices.
“The largest mound served as a sun calendar, similar to the famous stones of Stonehenge in England,” the municipality of Tiel said in a statement. “This sanctuary must have been a highly significant place where people kept track of special days in the year, performed rituals and buried their dead. Rows of poles stood along pathways used for processions.”
The site previously yielded significant archaeological finds. In 2017, excavators unearthed several graves, one of which held the remains of a woman buried with a glass bead from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). It was the oldest bead ever found in the Netherlands and finally proved that the region was, to some degree, in contact with far-flung civilizations.
A selection of the discoveries from the site will be exhibited in a local Tiel museum and in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities.
I have been told that there are similar circles in many, many parts of Europe. And even in other parts of the world.
Why does it have to be sanctuary? How would they know?
Looks like a Medieval shopping mall to me with a grocery store and funeral parlor.
They get extra credit for the straight walls and square corners.
Just curious...being that this is the Netherlands, is it above or below sea level?
Yes. As detailed on more than one Ancient Aliens episode including the observation that the cliche Druids were latecomers using ancient sites already there for thousands of years before they arrived. 1st century for Druids.
This website is about preserving historic places in England:
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/seven-stone-circles-that-arent-stonehenge/
and Ancient Aliens, Season 18, Episode 2 about standing stones around the world, built at great cost and use of manpower over decades of effort——but why do that?
“It is one of the greatest mysteries of the prehistoric world: why did people on nearly every continent erect giant standing stones?”
After we’re all gone future visitors will uncover a layer of big box stores, and below them covered shopping malls anchored by Sear and Montgomery Wards and below them drive-in movie theaters and under those farms.
Looks like the kardashians are building yet another mansion
Libya & Algeria all have megalithic structures some are upright Ts and others are circles - never investigated in modern times - perhaps because it has become far too dangerous
I heard there was a sea wall with a hole in it.
I think Hans Brinker might have mentioned it.
Thanks nickcarraway.
...and, like prehistoric stone circle Stonehenge, tracked the position of the sun on the solstices.
Correct me if I’m mistaken-but didn’t some archaeologists say it appeared to be used in some funeral rites and such? that makes more sense...
The evidence-free denial that it was a burial ground went on for generations. It’s not surprising that it was indeed that.
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