A major discovery has been made in Utrecht that sheds light on communities thousands of years ago. In the excavations that began in 2017 in a small town in the southeast of the city,Dutch Stonehenge” found it.

The ruins found in the region were an area built about 4,000 years ago and used for religious ceremonies. in the field, A burial mound where 60 people are buried and a single glass bead produced only in the Mesopotamian region in those years was unearthed.

Cemetery used as a sundial:

• Illustration of how the region was suffocating at the time.

It was built by piling earth on top of the remains of 60 men, women and children. 20 meters in diameter The tumulus also contained some passages. The task of these passages was quite different.

The people of that time had built the gates so that the sunlight would shine through on the longest and shortest days. At the same time, the tumulus itself is one as a sundial was on duty. It was shared that people can track important times like festivals and harvest times thanks to this watch.

Moreover, this was not the only tumulus found. Scientists discovered two more small tumuli nearby. You are these three found tumuli It was used as a burial place for 800 years. certain.

Another surprise points to Mesopotamia:

Another discovery in the region is 4000 years ago, A glass bead produced in Mesopotamia used to be. Scientists stated that the glass bead was not produced in the Netherlands, but was brought to the region from Mesopotamia after a 5,000-year journey.