Skeleton of necklace-wearing adolescent child will help archaeologists discover "frenzied" Stonehenge of 4,000 years ago
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Scientists hope to reveal diet, pathologies and date of burial after discovering 4,000-year-old skeleton
A rare skeleton of a Bronze Age child has been found in Wiltshire© University of Reading
The discovery was made during the final week of the dig's first year © University of Reading
Archaeologists began excavating Marden Henge and its little sister, Wilsford, in June© University of Reading
The Vale is considered a barely explored archaeological region of huge international importance© University of Reading“It may also shed light on where this young individual had lived.
"Finds from the first five weeks of the dig were exciting. But, as so often during excavations, the best is revealed last.”
Experts from Historic England, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Wiltshire Museum say “extensive research” at four trenches – Wilsford, Marden Henge, a large Roman farm settlement and a Roman enclosure next to the farm – will reveal “priceless” new information. The work will continue in 2016.
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Three places to learn about the famous stones:
Stonehenge - English Heritage
The World Heritage Site is near Salisbury in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. Surrounded by mystery, Stonehenge never fails to impress.
The Salisbury Museum and Wessex Gallery of Archaeology
Home of the Stonehenge gallery, Warminster Jewel and famous Monkton Deverill gold torc. Displays of prehistory in Early Man, Romans and Saxons, the medieval history of Old Sarum and Salisbury and much more.
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes
Home to one of the best Bronze Age collections in Britain, the collections here, together with the Library and Archive, are Designated Collections of national significance.
