'Cursus' Is Older Than Stonehenge: Archeologists Step Closer To Solving Ancient Monument Riddle

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 09:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A team of archaeologists has dated the Greater Stonehenge Cursus at about 3,500 years BC -- 500 years older than the circle itself. They were able to pinpoint its age after discovering an antler pick used to dig the Cursus -- the most significant find since it was discovered in 1723.

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