Thursday, February 01, 2007
STONEHENGE WORKERS' VILLAGE FOUND - BUILT AROUND 2600 B.C.
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Main chiefsPosted by Beewitch Posted by SilverJade
(unknown - ) from United Kingdom.
A village of small houses that may have sheltered the builders of the mysterious Stonehenge -- or people attending festivals there -- has been found by archaeologists studying the stone circle in England.
Eight of the houses, with central hearths, have been excavated, and there may be as many as 25 of them, Mike Parker Pearson said Tuesday at a briefing organized by the National Geographic Society.
The ancient houses are at a site known as Durrington Walls, about two miles from Stonehenge. It is also the location of a wooden version of the stone circle. (Watch why find helps clear up Stonehenge mystery )
The village was carbon dated to about 2600 B.C., about the same time Stonehenge was built. The Great Pyramid in Egypt was built at about the same...
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Main chiefsPosted by Beewitch Posted by SilverJade
(unknown - ) from United Kingdom.
A village of small houses that may have sheltered the builders of the mysterious Stonehenge -- or people attending festivals there -- has been found by archaeologists studying the stone circle in England.
Eight of the houses, with central hearths, have been excavated, and there may be as many as 25 of them, Mike Parker Pearson said Tuesday at a briefing organized by the National Geographic Society.
The ancient houses are at a site known as Durrington Walls, about two miles from Stonehenge. It is also the location of a wooden version of the stone circle. (Watch why find helps clear up Stonehenge mystery )
The village was carbon dated to about 2600 B.C., about the same time Stonehenge was built. The Great Pyramid in Egypt was built at about the same...
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| Network: USGS | |||||
| 2007-01-31 20:31 | 5.6 | -7.7900 | 107.2800 | 135.0 | JAVA, INDONESIA |
| 2007-01-31 20:31 | 5.8 | -7.7780 | 107.2050 | 4.9 | JAVA, INDONESIA |
| 2007-01-31 16:40 | 5.3 | -9.6910 | 159.8390 | 31.4 | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 2007-01-31 10:52 | 5.3 | 39.9010 | 70.1680 | 10.0 | KYRGYZSTAN |
| 2007-01-31 03:15 | 6.5 | -29.5930 | -177.9350 | 53.7 | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| 2007-01-31 03:15 | 6.6 | -29.5000 | -177.8000 | 53.0 | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| 2007-01-31 03:15 | 6.5 | -29.5300 | -177.6600 | 33.0 | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| 2007-01-31 02:14 | 5.2 | -19.1850 | 169.7090 | 246.3 | VANUATU |
| 2007-01-30 21:37 | 6.6 | 20.9830 | 144.7970 | 59.3 | MAUG ISLANDS REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISL. |
| 2007-01-30 21:37 | 6.9 | 21.0700 | 145.0500 | 33.0 | MARIANA ISLANDS REGION |
| Recent Significant Earthquakes | |||||
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| Network: EMSC | |||||
| 2007-01-02 03:13 | 5.1 | 27.0400 | 140.4000 | 348.0 | BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION |
| 2007-01-01 11:14 | 5.0 | -8.1100 | 106.5900 | 10.0 | SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA |
| 2007-01-01 00:31 | 5.1 | 1.5200 | 67.1800 | 33.0 | CARLSBERG RIDGE |
| 2007-01-01 00:30 | 5.1 | -5.4600 | 70.8100 | 33.0 | CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION |
| 2007-01-01 00:18 | 5.0 | -26.2300 | 179.8400 | 275.0 | SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS |
| 2006-12-31 22:48 | 5.1 | -28.5200 | -112.2000 | 35.0 | EASTER ISLAND REGION |
| 2006-12-31 14:55 | 5.5 | -37.4400 | -70.6900 | 40.0 | NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA |
| 2006-12-31 13:12 | 5.2 | -8.2000 | 111.0800 | 83.0 | JAVA, INDONESIA |
| 2006-12-30 22:34 | 5.3 | 43.3400 | 146.3700 | 60.0 | KURIL ISLANDS |
| 2006-12-30 17:49 | 5.0 | 35.0800 | 139.3600 | 80.0 | NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
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| Date | Latitude | Longitude | Status | VolcanoName | Country |
| 2007-01-27 10:02 | 16.720 | -62.180 | Orange | Soufriere Hills | West Indies |
| 2007-01-29 21:02 | -0.980 | 100.680 | Orange | Talang | Sumatra |
| 2007-01-30 23:02 | -19.520 | 169.430 | Orange | Yasur | So. Pacific |
| 2007-01-25 07:02 | -4.270 | 152.200 | Orange | Rabaul | New Britain |
| 2007-01-27 11:02 | 1.110 | 124.730 | Orange | Soputan | Sulawesi |
| 2006-09-07 08:02 | -7.940 | 112.950 | Orange | Tengger | Java |
| 2007-01-30 23:02 | 14.380 | -90.600 | Orange | Pacaya | Guatemala |
| 2007-01-28 05:02 | -21.230 | 55.710 | Orange | Piton dela Fournaise | Indian Ocean |
| 2007-01-30 14:02 | -1.410 | 29.200 | Orange | Nyamuragira | C. Africa |
| 2007-01-26 23:02 | -16.360 | 70.700 | Orange | Ubinas | Peru |
