Archaeologists in northern Denmark have excavated “Neolithic wood rings” believed to have been used in rituals.
The evacuation was led by AARS’s Vesthimmerlands Museum and discovered a “timber-like” structure consisting of 45 wooden posts, according to a museum press release.
The museum is entitled “Large cult facilities see the light of day after thousands of years of darkness.”
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The marks on each post are about 7 feet apart and are 100 feet in diameter.
The rendering of a wooden post is similar to what is thought to be in Neolithic wood rings. (Vesthimmerlands Museum)
There are no standing wooden poles, but it is estimated that a larger upright wood was standing there.
Sidsel Wåhlin, museum inspector at the Vesthimmerlands Museum, said the discovery was an extraordinary discovery.
“Timber Circle gives us valuable insight into the rituals and social structures of the late Stone Age/earliest Bronze Age,” Wåhlin said in a statement.
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The Bronze Age of Denmark covers the period between 2600 and 1600 BC.
Neolithic wood rings were discovered by Danish archaeologists who resemble the historic British landmark Stonehenge (pictured). (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
“Timber circles are a window into the past that gives insight into the ritual and ritual activities of our ancestors,” said Andreas Bonielsen, the project’s excavation manager.
This structure is said to resemble the historic landmark Stonehenge in the UK
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The purpose of the grand structure is unknown, but the theory suggests various rituals observed for the purposes of Stonehenge.
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Other purposes include tracking the Sun and Moon, the Neolithic calendar and mid-winter celebrations, according to British Heritage, a government tourism group.
The Vesthimmerlands Museum offers public tours of Neolithic timber.
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Fox News Digital has reached the Vesthimmerlands Museum for comment.
