“Netherlands’ Stonehenge” Discovered – Webtekno

A major discovery has been made in Utrecht, the Netherlands, that sheds light on communities thousands of years ago. In the excavations that started in a small town in the southeast of the city in 2017, “Dutch Stonehenge” found.

The ruins found in the region were an area determined to have been built about 4000 years ago and used for religious ceremonies. in the field, A tumulus where 60 people are buried and a single glass bead produced only in the Mesopotamian region in those years was unearthed.

Cemetery used as sundial:

• Illustration of how the region was suffocating at that time.

It was built by piling earth on top of the remains of 60 men, women, and children. 20 meters diameter The tumulus also contained some passages. The task of these passages was quite different.

The people of the time had built the gateways so that Sunlight would shine through them on the longest and shortest days. At the same time, the tumulus itself is a as a sundial was on duty. It was shared that thanks to this watch, people can follow important times such as festivals and harvest times.

Moreover, this was not the only tumulus found. Scientists discovered two more small tumuli nearby. You are these three tumuli found It was used as a cemetery for 800 years. determined.

Another surprise points to Mesopotamia:

Another discovery made in the region is 4000 years ago, A glass bead produced in Mesopotamia was. Scientists stated that the glass bead was not produced in the Netherlands, but was brought to the region from Mesopotamia after a 5,000-year journey.