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Professor Tim Darvill, of Bournemouth University, who is leading the work withProfessor Geoff Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries
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said that findingout more about the history of the bluestones could be the key to solving the mystery ofwhy the 4,500-year-old landmark was erected.
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They believe that the bluestones, whichwere transported 250km or 150 miles from the Preseli Hills in Wales to the SalisburyPlain in Wiltshire
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were brought to the site because the ancient people believed theyhad healing properties.
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Professor Geoffrey Wainwright said the site could have been a"Neolithic Lourdes".
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The giant sarsen"goal posts", which came from about 20km or 12miles away, were thought to have arrived much later.
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As well as reaching the bluestonesockets,the archaeologists have also unearthed a whole host of other finds as they havepeeled back the layers of the 2.5m-by-3.5m or 8.2ftby11.5ft trench.
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These include abeaker pottery fragment, Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammers.
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