Stonehenge may have been an ancient Lourdes

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 02:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

British researchers think pilgrims congregated at the monument to have their wounds and illnesses healed. British researchers think they have solved the decades-old mystery of why ancient Britons transported massive rocks 250 miles from Wales to Salisbury Plain to construct the massive but enigmatic Stonehenge monument: They believed the stones possessed healing powers.

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