'Prototype' of World-Famous Stonehenge Monument Discovered Just a Few Miles Away
The site may be an early prototype for Stonehenge’s solar alignment, and researchers found pottery, animal bone and a rare flint knife.
- On Thursday, archaeologists revealed a 5,000-year-old solstice alignment discovered near Bulford, 5 kilometers from Stonehenge, that may have served as an early prototype for the monument's famous solar alignment.
- Wessex Archaeology researchers found the structure consisted of two wooden poles 120 meters apart, aligned to point directly at the rising and setting sun during solstices, predating Stonehenge's stone alignment by about 500 years.
- Excavations at the site revealed pottery, animal bones, and a rare disc-shaped knife; Archaeologist Phil Harding noted these artifacts suggest the location hosted major religious gatherings.
- Dr. Fabio Silva, skyscape archaeologist, stated the alignment shows prehistoric communities engaged with solstices centuries before Stonehenge's sarsen stones were raised, indicating deeper roots in the landscape.
- Researchers uncovered the site while conducting archaeological work for the British Ministry of Defense to accommodate troops withdrawn from Germany, with findings released days before Sunday's summer solstice celebration.
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'Prototype' of world-famous Stonehenge monument discovered just a few miles away
Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near Stonehenge that may have served as a “prototype” for the 5,000-year-old Neolithic monument.
Archaeologists Discover Evidence a Wooden Prototype for Stonehenge May Have Aligned With the Solstice 500 Years Before the Stone Circle
The remains of a wooden monument in southern England, three miles away from Stonehenge, may demonstrate Neolithic people's interest in the heavens
Five kilometers from the building itself.
Stonehenge's solar alignment may be older than we thought
Radiocarbon dated to around 5,000 years ago, the discovery reveals evidence for the earliest known alignment with the solstice in the Stonehenge landscape. As thousands flock to Stonehenge ahead of summer solstice celebrations on June 21, a team from Wessex Archaeology led by Phil Harding has announced the discovery of an ancient structure that may have served as an early 'prototype' for the alignment with the solstice at Stonehenge. Radiocarbon…
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