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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Alex Croft

Why Stonehenge was ‘ultimately a failure’ in striking new theory on its origins

Stonehenge was built to unify ancient Britons during a “legitimation crisis” caused by the migration of people from mainland Europe, researchers have suggested.

More than 4,000 years ago, The British Isles was facing a “period of substantial population replacement” amid the arrival of continental European communities, known to archaeologists as the Beaker people.

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