article_snippet: The ancient mound of Silbury Hill was built as lighthouse and harbour to help Neolithic traders navigate  waterways, an expert has claimed.
article_snippet: The ancient mound of Silbury Hill would have acted as a lighthouse and harbour for those travelling by boat .
article_snippet: Robert John Langdon said this suggests Silbury Hill was a lighthouse for travellers who docked at The ancient mound of Silbury Hill and walked to the circle for goods.
article_snippet: My assumption is that the nearby monument of Silbury Hill would have been used as a harbour, once the waters had eventually receded from the main site of Avebury.
article_snippet: Robert John Langdon said this indicates Silbury Hill was merely a beacon to guide people to Avebury and added: 'This concept and use of hills are commonplace at the time of the Roman Empire and thereafter, but it was not people invention. '
article_snippet: Therefore, a direct pathway would have been used from Silbury Hill to Avebury for goods, which according to archaeologists doesn't exist. '
article_snippet: Silbury Hill is a 98ft (30 metre) high prehistoric artificial chalk mound which is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
article_snippet: Mr Langdon said this indicates Silbury Hill was merely a beacon to guide people to Avebury and added: 'This concept and use of hills are commonplace at the time of the Roman Empire and thereafter, but it was not people invention. '
highlights_snippet: But expert claims mound was built as lighthouse and harbour to help Neolithic traders navigate post-glacial waterways .
  