Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists
Phil Harding (left) and Matt Leivers, seen here at Stonehenge, have hailed their discovery as further evidence of religious worship at the site. Photograph: Wessex Archaeology/PAView image in fullscreenPhil Harding (left) and Matt Leivers, seen here at Stonehenge, have hailed their discovery as further evidence of religious worship at the site. The archaeologist Phil Harding, who led the dig on behalf of Wessex Archaeology before the construction of new Ministry of Defence housing, said the discovery was “one of the greatest finds of my career”.Harding nearly didn’t spot it at all, however.
- ▪Phil Harding (left) and Matt Leivers, seen here at Stonehenge, have hailed their discovery as further evidence of religious worship at the site.
- ▪Photograph: Wessex Archaeology/PAView image in fullscreenPhil Harding (left) and Matt Leivers, seen here at Stonehenge, have hailed their discovery as further evidence of religious worship at the site.
- ▪The archaeologist Phil Harding, who led the dig on behalf of Wessex Archaeology before the construction of new Ministry of Defence housing, said the discovery was “one of the greatest finds of my career”.Harding nearly didn’t spot it at all
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Phil Harding (left) and Matt Leivers, seen here at Stonehenge, have hailed their discovery as further evidence of religious worship at the site. Photograph: Wessex Archaeology/PAView image in fullscreenPhil Harding (left) and Matt Leivers, seen here at Stonehenge, have hailed their discovery as further evidence of religious worship at the site. Photograph: Wessex Archaeology/PAStonehengeSolstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologistsWessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in WiltshireEsther AddleyWed 17 Jun 2026 19.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solstices and may have served as a prototype for the later solar alignment at…
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