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Meteorit från druid-grav
« skrivet: februari 10, 2012, 16:56 »
En halvmeters stor meteorit hittades för 200 år sen när man grävde ut ett gravkomplex vid Stonehenge. Graverna förknippas med gallernas gamla kunskapsbärare, druiderna. Nu kan man se Englands den 93 kilo tunga himlakroppen - Englands största kända meteorit -  i London:

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In a new exhibition, the 205 pound meteorite is on display, along with its mysterious story.
The space rock was likely found by druids to build a burial chamber and later unearthed by archaeologists near Stonehenge.

"Britain was under an ice age for 20,000 years," Pillinger told LiveScience, explaining the climate would have protected the rock from weathering.

At some point, the Druids likely picked up the meteorite when scouting for rocks to build burial chambers. "They were keen on building burial sites for [the dead] in much the same way the Egyptians built the pyramids," Pillinger said.

The Royal Society's London headquarters will house the exhibit through March 30.


http://news.discovery.com/space/druids-meteorite-stonehenge-ice-age-120209.html
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