6,000-year-old 'Halls of the Dead' unearthed in England

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 11:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Archaeologists have unearthed two nearly 6,000-year-old burial mounds and the remains of two massive buildings in England.The two wooden long-buildings, or halls, were burnt to the ground; the ashes were then shoveled in to make burial mounds.

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