Important excavation work began at Stonehenge in western England for the first time since 1964 on Monday, 31 March 2008.

It is believed that Stonehenge dates from 2,550 BC, and is built from stones which came originally from the Preseli hills in Pembrokeshire which are over 155 miles away.

The reason for moving the bluestones such a distance has been a topic for debate for over a thouasand years. This excavation will date the arrival of the stones at Salisbury Plain from Preseli and will disclose more about the society which undertook such an ambitious project.

Some specialists believe Stonehenge was a site to which Neolithic invalids would travel in the hope of being cured.

Archaeologists are excavating the site for a fortnight.

Click here to see more images of standing stones and Neolithic sites in Wales on the Gathering the Jewels website

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â:
For more information, contact:

Culturenet Cymru
c/o Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3BU
Tel: +44 (0)1970 632500
E-bost / E-mail: newyddion@culturenetcymru.com

Noddir Culturenet Cymru, a leolir yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.
Culturenet Cymru, which is based at The National Library of Wales, is sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government.

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