Mysterious Structure May Have Led to Ancient Artificial Island
Archaeologists have unearthed the foundation of what appears to have been a massive, ancient structure, possibly a bridge leading to an artificial island, in what is now southeast Wales. The strange ruin, its discoverers say, is unlike anything found before in the United Kingdom and possibly all of Europe. Clarke and his team discovered the remnants of three giant timber beams placed alongside one another on a floodplain at the edge of an ancient lake that has long since filled with silt. After being set into the ground, the pieces of timber decayed, leaving anaerobic clay, which formed after silt filled in the timbers' empty slots, Clarke told LiveScience. Read more
Builders Discover Foundations Of A Meetinghouse 'Older Than The Egyptian Pyramids'
A large prehistoric building older than Egypt's pyramids has been discovered in Wales. The foundations of a meeting house which was at least 50ft long were uncovered as builders worked on a new housing estate in Monmouth. Archaeologists are mystified by the 'unique' find and say that nothing like it has ever been found in Britain. Read more