Check Out This Weird Ancient Greet Monument Unearthed During a Construction Project

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It’s a ring-shaped stone monument that experts believe is about 4,000 years old. However, it’s quite a mystery as  archeologists have no idea what it is.

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00:00this is a recent archaeological discovery in greece it's a ring-shaped stone monument that

00:08experts believe is about 4 000 years old but it's quite a mystery as they have no idea what it's

00:14for it was recently unearthed on a hill on the island of crete and covers a 19 375 square foot

00:21area it was found while excavations were underway for an airport project but now that may be put

00:26on hold archaeologists say it was built by the minoan peoples however it's unlike any other

00:30sites built by them experts say it may have been periodically used for possibly ritual ceremonies

00:36involving consumption of food wine and perhaps offerings many of the minoan structures that

00:40were built atop hills fell between 1750 and 1700 bce with scientists saying their destruction could

00:47have been due to earthquakes at the time authorities say more investigation needs to be done on this

00:52mysterious monument saying that they will do everything they can to preserve the site this

00:56particular airport project has resulted in some 35 ancient sites being unearthed a common occurrence

01:02during construction projects in greece

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