New discovery at Stonehenge strengthens the version of an ancient burial site

London - A recent discovery of a second stone circle near the British prehistoric monument Stonehenge may confirm the theory that this famous site was part of a large burial complex along the River Avon. Scientists cited by the AP agency said this today.
    The newly discovered circle, smaller than Stonehenge and named Bluehenge, is about two kilometers from Stonehenge. Its finding may help prove that the River Avon connected the "realm of the dead," which consisted of both circles, with the "realm of the living," located upstream. In this "realm of the living," known today as Durrington Wells, numerous signs of past feasts and other human activities were found, said Julian Thomas, one of the directors of the Stonehenge Riverside Project.
    The newly discovered site was named Bluehenge due to the blue (in English, blue) color of the stones used in its construction.
    According to another researcher, Mike Parker Pearson from the same institution, it is possible that Bluehenge was the starting point of processions that began at the river and ended at Stonehenge, where there was a large prehistoric burial ground.
    "Few people know that Stonehenge was the largest burial site in Britain during its time. Perhaps people in the blue stone circle were cremated, and then their ashes were buried at Stonehenge itself," Pearson said.
    Researchers pointed out that there are very few signs of human life around Stonehenge and Bluehenge, which could reinforce the assumption that both sites were used as burial places, especially since there are signs that many people were cremated there.
    Stonehenge is estimated to be at least 4500 years old. Scientists believe that Bluehenge is from the same period.