Huge Prehistoric Complex Mistaken as "Crop Circles"


	Huge Prehistoric Complex Mistaken as "Crop Circles"

chestnut501

6-17-2009 7:05 AM

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For Full Story: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090615-stonehenge-tombs-crop-circles.html

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6-17-2009 9:22 AM

ellington

ANOTHER INTERESTING CROP STORY.

6-18-2009 4:32 PM

mountainpalm

Crop circle experts believe the latest pattern to be discovered, a phoenix rising from the flames in Wiltshire, may give a warning about the end of the world.

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The 400-foot design was discovered in a barley field in Yatesbury near Devizes

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The 400-foot design was discovered in a barley field in Yatesbury near Devizes and depicts the mythical phoenix reborn as it rises from the ashes.

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