Archaeologists Discovered 48 Ancient Pits. They Once Held the Prototype of Stonehenge.

Excavations in Wiltshire, England revealed a Neolithic timber circle whose cosmic precision rivals the stone monument it ...

Older 'prototype' of Stonehenge discovered just three miles from historic site

The discovery of an earlier 'prototype' of Stonehenge dates back 500 years prior than the prehistoric monument and is located just three miles from the famous site ...
ZME Science

Archaeologists Found What May Be a Wooden ‘Prototype’ of Stonehenge, Predating the Famous Stone Monument by 500 Years

Stonehenge did not look at first as we remember it now. Its earliest phase began as earthworks around 3000 B.C. The famous standing stones came later. The largest sarsens, some weighing up to 40 tons, ...

Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site

The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
RTÉ Ireland

Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old 'prototype' for Stonehenge solstice stones

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old structure that may have served as an early "prototype" for the alignment for the solstice at Stonehenge.

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old 'proto-Stonehenge' just a few miles from the famous monument

The structure consisted of two wooden posts that aligned precisely with the summer sunrise and winter sunset, suggesting ancient Britons were already tracking the Sun before the creation of Stonehenge ...

Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists

Wessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in Wiltshire ...
La Brújula Verde

Ancient Sanctuary Aligned with the Solstice Discovered, Built as a “Prototype” 500 Years Before Stonehenge

Just days before thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice on June 21, a team of archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, led by Phil Harding, has announced the discovery of an an ...