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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Despite the years that scientists spent studying the origin of Stonehenge, one of the most cryptic English sites still remains surrounded by mysteries.<\/p>\n

An archaeological \u201cbiopsy\u201d of Stonehenge revealed that there are several mysterious pits around the stone circle, and scientists suggest those could be man-made. The examination of Stonehenge was conducted by researchers from the University of Birmingham and Ghent University in Belgium.<\/p>\n

The research involved the combination of various geological techniques such as \u201cthe first extensive electromagnetic induction survey, 20 targeted archaeological excavations, and computer-generated analyses of thousands of subsurface features\u201d.<\/p>\n

Scientists have discovered more than 400 such pits around Stonehenge, each of them over 2 meters wide. The purpose of these pits, believed to be made by humans, was not immediately known.<\/p>\n

The researchers suggested that they could be used for \u201cutilitarian functions\u201d as well as somehow linked to the \u201clong-term ceremonial structuring\u201d of Stonehedge. The pits range in date from the Early Mesolithic (c.8000 BCE) to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1300 BCE).<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom early Holocene hunter-gatherers to later Bronze Age inhabitants of farms and field systems, the archaeology we\u2019re detecting is the result of complex and ever-changing occupation of the landscape,\u201d noted Paul Garwood, Senior Lecturer in Prehistory at the University of Birmingham.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Despite the years that scientists spent studying the origin of Stonehenge, one of the most cryptic English sites still remains surrounded by mysteries. An archaeological \u201cbiopsy\u201d of Stonehenge revealed that there are several mysterious pits around the stone circle, and scientists suggest those could be man-made. 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