Stone Age temple found in Orkney may be more significant than Stonehenge

'Discovery of a lifetime': Stone Age temple found in Orkney is 800 years older than Stonehenge - and may be more important

The site contains 100 buildings, forming a 'temple precinct'
Stonehenge may not have been the centre of Neolithic culture after all
It could take decades to fully explore and examine

A 5000-year-old temple in Orkney could be more important than Stonehenge, according to archaeologists.

The site, known as the Ness of Brodgar, was investigated by BBC2 documentary A History of Ancient Britain, with presenter Neil Oliver describing it as ‘the discovery of a lifetime’.

So far the remains of 14 Stone Age buildings have been excavated, but thermal geophysics technology has revealed that there are 100 altogether, forming a kind of temple precinct.

Until now Stonehenge was considered to have been the centre of Neolithic culture, but that title may now go to the Orkney site, which contains Britain’s earliest known wall paintings...

'More important than Stonehenge': The temple precinct being uncovered in Orkney contains 100 Stone Age buildings.

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Templos neolíticos, 800 años más antiguos que Stonehenge, se excavan en 'Ness of Brodgar' (Islas Orcadas)

02-01-12. Traducción vía Terrae Antiqvae
Un templo de 5.000 años de antigüedad en las Islas Orcadas podría ser más importante que Stonehenge, según los arqueólogos.
El lugar, conocido como Ness of Brodgar, fue investigado por un documental de la BBC2, "Una historia de la antigua Gran Bretaña", con el presentador Neil Oliver describiéndolo como "el descubrimiento de toda una vida"...