It is possible that the builders of Stonehenge could have killed natives of the territory of the modern Netherlands.
The researchers made a similar conclusion after studying more than a million DNA fragments of the ancient people who lived in Europe in the period when started the spread of the culture of the beaker (between 4.7 and 1.2 thousand of years BC).
The appearance of such items in the British Isles differed from the distribution in mainland Europe.
In the first case, the spread of the beaker culture was associated with the replacement of indigenous immigrants from other regions. DNA samples found near Stonehenge belonged to the people inhabiting the territory of modern Netherlands. Thus, it is likely that local residents were driven directly by them.
Stonehenge — UNESCO world heritage stone megalithic structure (cromlech) in Wiltshire (England). Is about 130 km South-West of London, approximately 3.2 km West of Amesbury and 13 km North of Salisbury.
One of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of circular and horseshoe-shaped structures built of large menhirs. It is located in the centre of the most dense complex of monuments of Neolithic and bronze age in England. The monument and its surroundings were included in the list of UNESCO world heritage site in 1986 together with Avebury. Stonehenge handed over to the British crown in the management of “English heritage”, while the immediate surroundings belong to the National trust.
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