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Article: THE STONEHENGE BAND OF BROTHERS; Family found in grave helped transport huge slabs, claim experts.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2004
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Byline: JAMES MILLS
SEVEN skeletons found near Stonehenge are almost certainly the remains of a band of brothers who helped build the monument 4,300 years ago, experts believe.
Chemical analysis of the teeth suggests the ancient Britons originated in Pembrokeshire, where many of the massive stones that form one of the world's most mystical sites came from.
The bodies of the seven males - all related - were buried in the same grave around the time that Stonehenge was constructed, tests show. Three were adults and probably brothers.
The monument's creators have always remained as mysterious as the majestic stones themselves.
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