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Race against clock to save site compared with Stonehenge

Campaigners fighting to preserve a 4,000-year-old archaeological find in Herefordshire say they are facing a race against time.
Experts have said the newly-uncovered Rotherwas Ribbon could be as important as Stonehenge.

The Ribbon [of stones] is thought to be about 4,000 years old

However, the site is in the path of a controversial planned relief road.

Herefordshire Council said a protective shield will be built over the site to save it for future generations and the road will then be built over it.
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