Stonehenge In the News

There's been more proof that we haven't learned all there is about Stonehenge. What a surprise to find that there's yet another henge (that is, a circular Prehistoric structure) not far away from the famous stone circle with which we are all so familiar. Stonehenge's "long-lost" twin was made of wooden poles instead of monumental stones. The two structures are similar in that they are both oriented toward the sunrise on the summer solstice. It confirms the importance of the solstices to the Neolithic agricultural people of the area, and suggests that there may even more "satellite" henges. Other known wooden henges, one called Woodhenge, found in 1925 consisting of 168 post holes, and another further away called Durrington Walls, point to the possibility of more henge discoveries.

But wait....there's more! There's evidence that Stonehenge was surrounded by a barrier of hedge plantings that may have been meant to screen the rites within the ceremonial circle from prying eyes of those outside. The clue came from shallow mounds that scientists concluded were too low for fortifications, yet resembled mounds around fields that were "fenced" off by hedges.

And then there's the mound...
Last year advanced survey equipment with lasers revealed a forgotten flattened mound in the center of Stonehenge. It may have been a 5,000 year old burial around which Stonehenge was built. What's next for Stonehenge?