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May 30, 2008
The secret of Stonehenge has been solved: The mysterious circle of large stones in southern England was a burial ground for almost five centuries, and probably holds the remains of a family that long ruled the area, new research concludes.
Based on radiocarbon-dating of cremated bones, researchers with the Stonehenge Riverside Archaeological Project said yesterday the area was built as a "domain of the ancestors."
"It's now clear that burials were a major component of Stonehenge in all its main stages," said Mike Parker Pearson, archaeology professor at the University of Sheffield in England and head of the project.
