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Published online 31 January 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070129-7
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Stonehenge just one of a pair
Excavation shows strong connection with a nearby wooden circle.
It's hard to believe that the Stonehenge World Heritage Site — a popular tourist destination in densely populated southern England, and home to one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world — is the site of a major new discovery.
But on 30 January, archaeologists announced that they have found an ancient village at a site called Durrington Walls, about two miles from Stonehenge itself.
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