Ancient 'Hall of the Dead' Unearthed in England

Archaeologists have unearthed two nearly 6,000 year old burial mounds and the remains of two massive buildings in England.

The two wooden long-buildings or, halls, were burnt to the ground and the ashes shoveled back in to make it  into burial mounds.

Excavations at Dorstone Hill in the UK reveal nearly 6,000 year old burial mounds;
Credit University of Manchester

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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A RENOWNED HOPEWELL MOUND CENTER --MOUND CITY

http://ohio-archaeology.blogspot.com/2013/04/mound-city-archaeology-of-renowned.html - Ohio Archaeology Blog

When you arrive at the threshold of Mound City in Chillicothe, the view before you is, as its name suggests, reminiscent of a cityscape…CLICK LINK TO READ MORE…

Archaeological dig aims to save Native American burial mounds

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130317/WILLIAMSON10/303170033/Archaeological-dig-aims-to-save-Native-American-burial-mounds?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1 - The Tennessean



The 1,800-year-old site has long been known to historians. But Heape, vice president of the Native History Association, was still excited to see state archaeologists slowly burrowing into the dirt last week...CLICK LINK TO READ MORE..