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USA Today
15-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Clemson lands former Utah forward Jake Wahlin in the transfer portal
Clemson lands former Utah forward Jake Wahlin in the transfer portal Clemson has added another key piece from the transfer portal, this time securing a commitment from former Utah forward Jake Wahlin. Wahlin, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, brings size and versatility to the Tigers' frontcourt and will have two years of eligibility remaining. He appeared in 33 games for the Utes this past season, starting 22 of them, and averaged 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc. The Utah native entered the portal on March 14 and visited Clemson over the weekend before also taking a trip to Virginia. Ultimately, he chose to join head coach Brad Brownell's squad. 'Can't wait to get to Tiger town,' Wahlin posted on X following his commitment. He becomes the fifth player Clemson has picked up out of the portal and the fourth frontcourt addition, joining Nick Davidson (Nevada), Carter Welling (Utah Valley), and RJ Godfrey (Georgia). On the perimeter, the Tigers also recently landed UAB guard Efrem Johnson. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
Voice of America
28-02-2025
- Science
- Voice of America
Scientists Discover Stonehenge-like Circle in Denmark
Danish researchers have announced the discovery of a collection of wooden pieces placed in a circle that are believed to date back thousands of years ago. The team says the wood pieces and some other objects were found during building work in the northwestern Danish town of Aars. The discovery led the researchers to suggest the people who placed the wooden pieces might have been linked to a group who built Britain's famous Stonehenge stone structure. A total of 45 ancient wood pieces were discovered underground last week during building, or construction, work. The pieces formed a circle about 30 meters across. In an email to the French news agency AFP, Sidsel Wahlin of the town's Vesthimmerlands museum described the discovery as 'a once in a lifetime find.' The circle "points to a strong connection with the British henge world," she added. The British Museum says on its website the first stones placed at Stonehenge, in southern England, are believed to have started arriving there around 3000 BC. The Danish researchers said they were also looking to see whether an inner circle might also exist where the wooden pieces were found. Wahlin noted that in the past, other wood circles had been found on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. But Wahlin said the circle in Aars was "the first one of this larger type that we can properly investigate.' Archeologists working at the building site also found an ancient settlement that included a leader's grave and a bronze sword. Wahlin said her team was still carrying out detailed work in the area in an effort to estimate the age and purpose of the materials. In particular, the archeologists are now searching for religious-connected materials known as "ritual deposits." These might include flint arrow heads and small knives or daggers. Wahlin said the researchers will continue looking for links between the Aars site and other groups, such as those who built Stonehenge. She added the influence of other groups had already been found in some objects and graves found in Denmark. I'm John Russell. John Russell adapted this story based on an AFP report. ___________________________________________________________ Words in This Story henge – n. a kind of circular Bronze Age structure type – n. a particular kind or group ritual – n. an activity or set of actions always done in the same way or at the same time, sometimes as part of a religion deposit – n. something laid down
Khaleej Times
26-02-2025
- Science
- Khaleej Times
Archeologists find Stonehenge-like circle in Denmark
Danish archeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Britain's world-renowned Stonehenge. The 45 neolithic-era wooden pieces, in a circle with a diameter of about 30 metres (100 feet), were found during work on a housing estate in the northwestern town of Aars. The piles are about two metres apart. "It is a once in a lifetime find," Sidsel Wahlin, conservationist at the town's Vesthimmerland museum, said in an email to AFP. The circle "points to a strong connection with the British henge world," she added. The two circles of stones at Stonehenge in southern England are believed to have been erected between 3100 BC and 1600 BC. The Danish archeologists are now trying to find if there is an inner circle at the Aars site. Wahlin said that some timber circles, considered part of worshipping of the sun, have been found on the Danish island of Bornholm. She added that the circle in Aars was "the first one of this larger type that we can properly investigate". Archeologists first found an early Bronze Age (1700-1500 BC) settlement at the building site that included a chieftains grave and a bronze sword, Wahlin said. "When I and my colleague opened a new section of the excavation the expected house and some fence quickly turned out to be the entrance area of a very well planned, slightly oval structure," she added. The wooden circle is estimated to date from about 2000 BC but Wahlin said the team had started detailed work on Monday to definitively identify its age and function. The archeologists are now looking for "ritual deposits" such as flint arrowheads and daggers as part of a major sampling exercise at the site. Wahlin said the next searches would seek to find if there were links between the region and other peoples, such as those who built Stonehenge. She said the influence of other regions could be seen in the pottery and graves that had been found.
