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Mark Horton visits Belas Knap in Gloucestershire

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Professor Mark Horton has been looking at one of the archaeological delights of ancient Gloucestershire.

Belas Knap is a long barrow, or burial mound, which pre-dates the building of the Pyramids.

Professor Horton investigated why it was built near Winchcombe, who built it, and for what use.

The visit was part of the BBC's Hands on History: The Ancients series.

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