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04/10/08

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Stonehenge dig

Some very interesting things are being found at the latest Stonehenge dig that is being currently conducted.

Midsummer sunrise at Stonehenge

Is it possible this ancient site was a hospital or place of healing? Read on:

Archaeologists carrying out an excavation at Stonehenge say they have broken through to a layer that may finally explain why the site was built.

The team has reached sockets that once held bluestones - smaller stones, most now missing or uprooted, which formed the site's original structure.

The researchers believe that the bluestones could reveal that Stonehenge was once a place of healing.

The dig is the first to take place at Stonehenge for more than 40 years.

You can visit the BBC for up-to-date information on this dig, including videos of some of the more interesting items that have been uncovered at the site.

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