# The first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group.

> Most likely: The first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group.

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# The first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group.

The first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Burials concentrated in Stage 1, of adults of both sexes, with few in later stages.

## What would rule it out

- Cremations spread evenly across all stages, or none in Stage 1.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[At least 27 cremated individuals from the Aubrey Holes, dated about 3000–2500 BC, men and women.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPMQ418J2/at-least-27-cremated-individuals-from-the-aubrey-holes-dated)

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Most likelyThe first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group. [Answer ANS0CRWPMFA1VKT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPMFA1VKT
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