Ceremonial monument found near Stonehenge
Like Stonehenge itself, the structure’s precise purpose remains a mystery. But it’s one of an expanding number of discoveries being made around the site — something experts say is helping to show that Stonehenge was once much more than just a cluster of sandstone blocks standing in an empty field.
“In its day Stonehenge was at the centre of the largest ceremonial centre in Europe,” said archaeologist Tim Darvill, who helped lead a recent excavation at Stonehenge but wasn’t involved with this find. He said the discovery “really shows how much there is still to learn and how extensive the site really was”.
