The newly discovered structure consists of two holes in the ground where wooden posts once stood. These were precisely aligned with the sunrise at the summer and winter solstices—just like the stone monoliths of the younger Stonehenge. Researchers date the wooden structure to around 3000 BC, making it about 500 years older than the famous stone circle.
Phil Harding of Wessex Archaeology, who led the excavations, described the find as one of the most significant of his long career. “The two post holes tell me so much more about the people who lived here 5,000 years ago,” he told the BBC. “They show me the whole community, how they thought, how they behaved, and how they honored the celestial bodies.”
In addition to the post holes, archaeologists discovered pottery shards, flint tools, and animal bones. These finds suggest the site was used for gatherings. The exact function of the wooden structure remains unclear, but the alignment with the solstices points to a ritual or calendrical significance.
Source: www.bbc.com
