Thursday, September 4, 2008

Stonehenge 'was hidden from lower classes'

Archeologists have uncovered the remains of what they believe to be a 20ft fence designed to screen Stonehenge from the view of unworthy Stone Age Britons.

The wooden construction extended nearly two miles across Salisbury Plain more than 5,000 years ago, and would have served to shield the sacred site from the prying eyes of ordinary lower-class locals.

Trenches have been dug around the monument, tracing the course of the fence which meanders around the stone circle. - telegraph

2 comments:

StoneRazor said...

see:http://www.solvingstonehenge.com

sarsen56 said...

Not sure that the dating of the 'fence' is secure....let's wait and see