Posted on 03/10/2025 8:01:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
...Flagstones was unearthed in the 1980s during the construction of the Dorchester bypass, where excavations revealed a circular ditch with a diameter of 100 meters, formed by intersecting pits and likely accompanied by an earthwork bank. Currently, half of the site is situated beneath the bypass, while the other half lies under Max Gate, the former residence of Thomas Hardy, which is now managed by the National Trust. Flagstones is recognized as a scheduled monument, with artifacts and excavation records housed at the Dorset Museum.
Excavations uncovered at least four burials within the enclosure pits, including a cremated adult and three non-cremated children, along with three additional partial cremations of adults found in other locations. The resemblance of this site to the initial phase of Stonehenge, which dates back to around 2900 BC, led researchers to believe that Flagstones was constructed around the same time...
The integration of radiocarbon dating with archaeological evidence has shown that early Neolithic activities, such as pit digging, occurred around 3650 BC. Following a significant gap of several centuries, the circular ditched enclosure was established around 3200 BC, with burials placed within it shortly thereafter. Notably, a later burial of a young adult male beneath a large sarsen stone at the center of the enclosure took place approximately 1,000 years after its initial use.
(Excerpt) Read more at arkeonews.net ...
Flagstones enclosure seen shortly after construction in the middle Neolithic period.Cover Image Credit: Reconstruction by Jennie Anderson
Thanks for the link!
Thanks for the interesting post, but I think I’ll skip the reading list.
You’re going to skip the “Bisexual Viking Linked To Seahenge (Odin) [08/28/2004]”? That looks to good to pass up.
I have to wonder if the Picts had anything to do with making the blueprints...
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