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Phil Harding

Phil Harding

English archaeologist

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  • Jun 17

    Solstice-aligned wooden post monument from 3000 BC discovered near Stonehenge, a 'once in a lifetime' find

    A Wessex Archaeology team led by Phil Harding has unearthed a 5,000-year-old timber structure at Bulford, three miles from Stonehenge, aligned with the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset. The find predates the stone circle's famous trilithon alignment by half a millennium.

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