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La Hogue Bie is a major Neolitic ritual site dating back to 3500BC and one of the best preserved cruciform passage graves in Europe. | La Hogue Bie is a major Neolitic ritual site dating back to 3500BC and one of the best preserved cruciform passage graves in Europe. | ||
Its passage is twenty meters long and is covered by a 12.2 meter high earth mound. | Its passage is twenty meters long and is covered by a 12.2 meter high earth mound. | ||
The mound istelf is 58 meters in diameter and covers an area of 2400 square meters. | The mound istelf is 58 meters in diameter and covers an area of 2400 square meters. | ||
First opened for excavation on 3rd September 1924 by the Société Jersiaise, they found the site had been robbed at an earlier date. | First opened for excavation on 3rd September 1924 by the Société Jersiaise, they found the site had been robbed at an earlier date. | ||
They discovered the remains of eight bodies and various pieces of pottery. | They discovered the remains of eight bodies and various pieces of pottery. | ||
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The passage is aligned with the sunrise on the spring and autumn equinox. | The passage is aligned with the sunrise on the spring and autumn equinox. | ||
Atop the mound sits a chapel dating back to medieval times. | Atop the mound sits a chapel dating back to medieval times. | ||
