Stonehenge builders' houses found

[Seren_]

Exciting stuff (well....for archaeologists, at least...):


A huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge has been found, archaeologists have said. Excavations at Durrington Walls, near the legendary Salisbury Plain monument, uncovered remains of ancient houses.
People seem to have occupied the sites seasonally, using them for ritual feasting and funeral ceremonies.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6311939.stm

[_Banbha_]

Exciting stuff (well....for archaeologists, at least...)

And the geeks like us that love this stuff! 8O


The Sheffield University researcher said this was based on the fact that these abodes had exactly the same layout as Neolithic houses at Skara Brae, Orkney, which have survived intact because - unlike these dwellings - they were made of stone....

...In fact, they think there could have been at least one hundred houses.


That is an interesting connection. And the theories about the site are intriguing too. :)


Here's a link to National Geographic (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070130-stonehenge.html?intcmp=inside) that has some more pictures and stuff.

[synopa]

oh that is so exciting! I love stonehenge!