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henge

(hĕnj)

A Neolithic or Bronze Age structure found in the British Isles, consisting of a large circular earthwork often enclosing an arrangement of standing stones, wooden posts, mounds, or burial pits.

[Back-formation from Stonehenge.]

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henge

(hɛndʒ)

(Archaeology) a circular area, often containing a circle of stones or sometimes wooden posts, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages

[back formation from Stonehenge]

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henge

A circle of standing stones or wooden posts, often surrounding a burial chamber, dating from the Paleolithic Age or the Bronze Age.

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One of the best known is Stonehenge in southern England, a combination of gigantic stones and henges -- another word for carved earthworks.

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Circular features thought to be the remains of henges or barrows for ceremonial use emerged from the mud.

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