Two pieces of bluestone found at Britain’s Stonehenge monument could prove that the stone circle was once a center of healing.
The first excavation inside the circle since 1964 uncovered pieces of stone that could have been used as lucky charms, said professors Tim Darvill and Geoffrey Wainwright.
They believe the Stonehenge monument was a temple constructed round the bluestones, which they believe were brought to the site in Wiltshire, southwest England, in 2300 BC.
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The bluestones were transported from hills some 250km away in west Wales. The researchers think they were brought to the site because ancient people believed they had healing properties.
“Their meaning and importance to these people was sufficiently powerful to warrant the investment of time, effort and resources to move the bluestones from the Preselli Hills to the Wessex downs,” Darvill said.
During the excavation at the World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain, the researchers also found a beaker pottery fragment, Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammers.
“This is very much a work in progress. There are more surprises to come, I am sure of that,” Darvill said.
(AFP)
在英國巨石陣遺址發現的兩塊青石顯示，這個圓形石陣可能曾是個醫療中心。
提姆．達威爾教授和傑弗瑞．溫萊特教授說，這是自一九六四年來首次在巨石陣內進行挖掘，他們發現了一些可能被當成護身符的碎石頭。
他們相信巨石陣遺址是一座環繞這些青石建造的神殿，並認為這些青石是西元前兩千三百年時，被帶到英國西南部的威爾特郡。
研究學者認為，因為當時的人相信青石具有療效，才會大老遠從約兩百五十公里外的威爾斯西部山上，搬運青石至此。
達維爾說：「從他們投入時間、精力和資源，把青石從波塞利山搬到威塞克斯草原來看，這些石頭對他們極具意義和重要性。」
研究人員在索爾茲伯里平原上的這處世界遺址挖掘時，還發現一個陶杯碎片、羅馬的陶製品和一些古代石鎚。
達維爾說：「我們還有很長的路要走；我敢肯定會有更多驚喜出現。」
（法新社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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