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Ancient Burial Site Unearthed Near Manchester: 4,500 Years Old

12/2/2025

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The Wigan Archaeological Society's amateur archaeologists uncovered a 4,500-year-old Bronze Age burial site near Manchester, England.
The team may have uncovered a Neolithic henge dating back to around 10,000 B.C.E.
William Aldridge, a member of the Wigan Archaeological Society, noted that the burial site appears to have been repurposed from an earlier monument.
Radiocarbon dating confirmed the burial findings, and Wigan’s history of discoveries, including a Roman bathhouse and a fort, suggests the area may have long been ceremonial.

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The Wigan Archaeological Society's amateur archaeologists uncovered a 4,500-year-old Bronze Age burial site near Manchester, England.
The team may have uncovered a Neolithic henge dating back to around 10,000 B.C.E.
William Aldridge, a member of the Wigan Archaeological Society, noted that the burial site appears to have been repurposed from an earlier monument.
Radiocarbon dating confirmed the burial findings, and Wigan’s history of discoveries, including a Roman bathhouse and a fort, suggests the area may have long been ceremonial.