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A Railway Crew Accidentally Discovered a 5,000-Year-Old Stone-Paved Basement

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Paved cellar found on Danish island of Falster dates to the Middle Neolithic period about 5,000 years ago .

It upends previous understanding of both construction know-how and social sophistication from the era.

The discovery could redefine the social fabric of the Stone Age.

If fortified, the cellar was a key gathering place where people could exchange goods.