Silbury Hill - the ancient prehistoric chalk pyramid near Avebury in Wiltshire, England

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  • Photo title: Silbury Hill - the ancient prehistoric chalk pyramid near Avebury in Wiltshire, England
  • Author: Davidbexhill
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  • This giant artifical hill 40 metres high and covering 5 acres at Avebury in Wiltshire, England was erected over a 100-year period around 2400 BCE by a new wave of Beaker Culture people It is one of three artificial hills in the area within six miles of each other. It was constructed in roughly the same period as Stonehenge and Avebury Stone Circles. probably to help with astronomical calculations of the seasons for planting and reaping. It contains 248,000 cubic metres of chalk and earth and is the largest man-made mound in Europe,
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