Archaeologists in England have found up to 25 large pits dotting the countryside, but their purpose remains a mystery.
Archaeologists in England have discovered more than two dozen monumental pits dotting the countryside in Bedfordshire, north of London.
The finding, dubbed the Linmere pits, includes up to 25 holes that measure up to 16 feet wide and 6 feet deep and are laid out in straight lines up to 1,640 feet long. Because the holes appear to be strategically placed around what were once stream channels, researchers think the pits may have been spiritually significant and may have played a role in recording important celestial events, such as the solstices, although evidence is still needed to support this idea. Some of the pits contained animal remains, including bones from aurochs , an extinct species of cattle, and could have served as food storage, the researchers hypothesized.
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