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You can keep Stonehenge – its Welsh 'birthplace' is where the real magic lies


You can keep Stonehenge – its Welsh birthplace is where the real magic lies
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Archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson’s claim that he had unearthed the original site of Stonehenge in the wild hinterland of West Wales in the recent BBC documentary Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed wowed the world, but probably came as little surprise to those in his inner circle. 
For centuries, experts have speculated and hypothesized that the 5,000-year-old monument hailed from Pembrokeshire’s Preseli Hills – a place few had heard of let alone visited. But the dig at Waun Mawn provided the missing link. Pearson knew that he had struck gold when he found evidence including a hole from a rock that matched the cross-section of a Stonehenge bluestone “like a key in a lock”.  ....

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Cultures That Celebrate The New Year Later In The Year


Cultures That Celebrate The New Year Later In The Year
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By Debra Kelly/Dec. 23, 2020 3:42 pm EDT
It s common knowledge that in many parts of the world, people celebrate the arrival of the new year (and, in some cases, the fiery demise of the previous year) on December 31 and January 1. Less well-known is the fascinating story of why that is.
According to History, it was Julius Caesar who revamped the Roman calendar and debuted it in 45 B.C. and January 1 of that year was the first New Year s Day. Previously, the Roman calendar sort of followed the cycles of the moon, but prior rulers had added dates and entire days to the calendar (often in an attempt to extend their time in power and political office) and, basically, it was a mess. ....

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