Stonehenge Rocked as 'Neolithic Lourdes'

Two archeologists have discovered evidence indicating that Stonehenge was a kind of "Neolithic Lourdes" pilgrimage destination where people came to be healed, the BBC reports. The researchers also used radiocarbon methods to date the mysterious stone circle in southern England to 2300 BC. Mineral analysis indicates the giant bluestone rocks were transported from a site 150 miles away.

Human remains found buried near the site exhibit signs of serious injury and disease and had come from long distances, according to the scientists. "Stonehenge would attract not only people who were unwell, but people who were capable of healing them," said one of archaeologists, who were granted permission to excavate a small patch inside the stone circle. 
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