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Did the Swiss build Stonehenge?
Tuesday, February 11, 2003 Posted: 10:35 AM EST (1535 GMT)

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Stonehenge, the renowned and mysterious 
ancient monument seen as a symbol of Britain, may actually be a 
marvel of Swiss -- or even German -- engineering. 

Archeologists studying the remains of a wealthy archer found in a 
4,000-year-old grave exhumed last year near the renowned landmark 
said Monday he was originally from the Alps region, probably modern-
day Switzerland, Austria or Germany. 

"He would have been a very important person in the Stonehenge area 
and it is fascinating to think that someone from abroad -- probably 
modern-day Switzerland -- could have played an important part in the 
construction of the site," said archeologist Andrew Fitzpatrick in a 
statement. 

The so-called "Amesbury Archer" was found in a grave in southern 
England about three miles from the landmark, buried with 100 items, 
including gold earrings, copper knives and pottery. 

Researchers hailed the find -- from about 2,300 B.C. and the oldest 
known grave in Britain -- as one of the richest early Bronze Age 
sites in Europe. 

He was dubbed "The King of Stonehenge" because of the lavish items 
found in his grave, including some of the earliest gold objects ever 
found in Britain. 

Tests on the enamel of his teeth revealed he was born and grew up in 
the Alps region. 

"Different ratios of oxygen isotopes form on teeth in different parts 
of the world and the ratio found on these teeth prove they were from 
somebody from the Alps region," said Tony Trueman from Wessex 
Archeology. 

"It is important proof that culture imported from the continent 
helped bring Britain out of the Stone Age," he said. 

Built between 3,000 and 1,600 B.C., Stonehenge is a ring of 20-ton 
stones on Salisbury Plain that draws armies of tourists each year. 

Celebrations at the site during the summer solstice -- the longest 
day of the year in the 
northern hemisphere -- attract thousands of revelers, including 
Druids who believe Stonehenge was a sacred temple. 

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/02/11/britain.stonehenge.reut/ind
ex.html

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