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Ritual monument discovered in Scotland dates to the time of Stonehenge – Livescience.com
It’s the only such monument to be discovered on the Isle of Arran.
A massive “cursus” monument, a site for ancient rituals, that was built around the same time as Stonehenge, has been discovered on the Scottish Isle of Arran.
Cursus monuments, which were constructed during the Neolithic period (4000 B.C. to 2500 B.C.) are long rectangular earthwork enclosures, meaning that they are built by modifying the land. The long enclosures were often outlined by timber posts and were used for ceremonial processions, possibly to honor the dead or worship ancestors. During…
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