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Avebury

2850 BCE – 2200 BCE

Largest stone circle in Europe, enclosing an entire village within its Neolithic henge — arguably more impressive in scale than…

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Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England

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Landmark · Europe

Avebury

2850 BCE – 2200 BCE

Largest stone circle in Europe, enclosing an entire village within its Neolithic henge — arguably more impressive in scale than Stonehenge

Standing in 2850 BCE

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