New Photos Of The Puzzling 7,000-Year-Old Circular Structure Near Prague And New Attempt To Solve Th

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New Photos Of The Puzzling 7,000-Year-Old Circular Structure Near Prague And New Attempt To Solve The Neolithic Mystery

AncientPages.com | April 20, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In Vinoř, an area on the outskirts of Prague, Czech Republic, a mysterious 7,000-year-old circular structure has fascinated archaeologists for many years. Scientists have now released new photos of this Neolithic circular structure, and a new attempt is being made to solve this ancient mystery.



The first written mention of the village of Vinoř dates from the 11th century. However, people have lived here much longer. Credit: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Vinoř Is Older Than Stonehenge And The Egyptian Pyramids

"The roundel in Vinoř has a diameter of 55 m and is unusual in its layout, as it is one of the few with three entrances," says Miroslav Kraus, the head of field research at the Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Prague.



Artist's impression of what the Neolithic structure may have looked like. Credit: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

The ancient structure was discovered in the 1980s during the construction of utility networks, but it is only in recent years scientists have started investigating the Neolithic rondel. In September 2022, archaeologists announced the Vinoř roundel has an unusual floor plan with three entrances. It is estimated that about 90 percent of the total floor plan survived, which was unusual. “This is an extraordinary opportunity for archaeology,” Jaroslav Řídký from the Prague Institute of Archeology said. There are only 10 similar finds in Europe.

The extent of the fieldwork is also unique, and archaeologists will gradually uncover the structure almost in its entirety. Despite being older than the Egyptian pyramids or England’s Stonehenge, the Vinoř rondel is still extremely well-preserved. As previously reported on Ancient Pages, few people know about Central Europe’s ‘roundels,’ but these Neolithic circular enclosures have secrets to reveal.

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