Dutch archaeologists on Wednesday revealed an around 4,000-year-old religious site – dubbed the 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands' in the country's media – which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar.
The burial mound, which contained the remains of some 60 men, women and children had several passages through which the Sun directly shone on the longest and shortest days of the year.
frameborder="0″ allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen> The main mound is about 20 meters in diameter with its passages lined up to serve as a solar calendar. Scientists also discovered two other smaller mounds. The three mounds were used as burial sites for about 800 years, the archaeologists said.
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