Stonehenge road plan could destroy ‘unique’ archive of British history – experts
A planned tunnel and road works through the World Heritage site could mean the loss of evidence about the ancient landscape, archaeologists warn.
Press Association
Last updated:05 February 2018 - 01.11am
Construction of a tunnel past Stonehenge could spell the loss of a “unique†site which can trace the presence of people back to the last Ice Age, experts have warned.
Perfectly preserved hoofprints of wild cattle known as aurochs have recently been found at excavations a mile and a half from the famous stone circle in Wiltshire, University of Buckingham archaeologist David Jacques said.
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