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West Kennet Long Barrow

West Kennet Long Barrow held at least 46 people and was used for 1,000 years. Why was it then sealed?

Probably constructed in the thirty-seventh century BC, during Britain's Early Neolithic…

People kept visiting West Kennet for at least 1,000 years. Why return to an old tomb?

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