It has always been a mystery why bluestones,the smaller stones that form part of the circle,were transported around 155 miles from Preseli Hills in Wales to Wiltshire in southern England.Archaeologists from Bournemouth University,who carried out the dig in April—the first at Stonehenge since 1964—believe the bluestones were respected as healing stones.“It was the magical qualities of these stones that transformed the monument and made it a place of pilgrimage for the sick and the injured of the Neolithic world(新石器时代),”a statement from the archaeologist team said.
Geoffrey Wainwright,president of the Society of Antiquaries of London and one of the experts leading the work,said that one reason which led to the conclusion was that a number of the burials around Stonehenge showed signs of injury and disability.
The archaeologists said in the statement that radiocarbon dating(放射性碳测年法)put the construction of the circle of bluestones at between 2400 B.C. and 2200 B.C.,a few centuries later than originally thought.But they found pieces of charcoal dating from before 7000 B.C.,showing humans were active in the area much earlier than previously thought.
During the dig,the researchers also found Roman ceramics(陶器)and ancient stone hammers.“We now know,much to our surprise and delight,that Stonehenge was not just a prehistoric monument,but it was a Roman and medieval(中世纪的)monument,”said Wainwright.
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