Archaeologists found a complex of wooden halls, burial mounds, 6,000-year-old fences, earthenware, stone tools and cremated bones.
British archaeologists have discovered that early Neolithic people used rare crystals to mark burial sites. They were moved over long distances, Express wrote.
It is noted that the rock crystal or quartz was brought to the tombs from a source more than 130 km away, in a mountainous area. At the same time, the crystals are carefully cut into smaller pieces, which, according to the researchers, can happen during the assembly of the community.
Archaeologists have excavated a site on Dorstone Hill in Herefordshire, 1 mile south of the famous ancient site, Arthur’s Stone. A 6,000-year-old complex of wooden halls, mounds and enclosures has been found there, dating back to the early Neolithic period, when agriculture emerged in Britain. In addition, scientists have found pottery, stone tools and cremated bones.
Quartz itself is rare in the British Isles. Therefore, the researchers suggest that the quartz found could have been used by the people to show their local identity and their connections to other places in the British Isles.
“It is very important for us to find quartz, because it is very rare. In ancient times, pieces of a completely transparent hard material must have attracted a lot of attention. They looked unusual compared to other rocks, and very strange. , as they emit light when struck. or rub against each other and form little rainbows,” said archaeologist Nick Overton of the University of Manchester.
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