There are honestly hard to miss.

All over the British Isles, there are stone structures that have been there for thousands

of years.

Stonehenge is probably the most famous one that comes to mind, but there are many, many

more.

For example, west of Stonehenge is the town of Avery.

It's a quaint little community built around its own hinge, a massive arrangement of three

stone circles, the largest megalithic circle in the world in fact, and to stand in the

center of town and look around is to be constantly reminded of the ancient people who

built it all.

Which is why a farmer in southwest Ireland was so surprised by what he found this spring.

While taking a walk through one of his fields, he came upon a flat stone embedded in the

earth, knowing that he would like to plow that soil he spent some time removing the rock

to get it out of the way.

But when he looked beneath it, he was surprised to find a hole.

It turned out to be an ancient wedge tomb.

But while most tombs of that kind are standing structures above ground, this farmer had found

an exception, and it is kicked off an exciting adventure for archaeologists, especially because

this particular tomb appears to have remained untouched for thousands of years.

We often forget just how powerful the act of digging can be.

It's right there in our language, with phrases like buried treasure and gold digger, yet

we still act surprised when something significant is pulled from the ground and brought to life.

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