Archaeologists have discovered a large prehistoric “henge,” shedding new light on a sacred site that was in use for millennia.
The henge, a type of circular earthwork, came to light during excavations at Anchor Church Field, located to the northeast of Crowland—a small town in the county of Lincolnshire in eastern England.
The previously unknown henge, which dates back to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age (around 2900 B.C. to 1600 B.C.), is one of the largest ever discovered in eastern England, a study published in the Journal of Field Archaeology that describes the findings reported.
The henge measures almost 250 feet across and is surrounded by a ditch approximately 16 feet wide. At the time of its construction, the site where the…
