Stonehenge 2003
Given the recent discovery of the remains of a wooden henge near Stonehenge, those in the know are saying that theories that the stone circle existed in “splendid isolation” can now be put to rest. I would say so given that there have been lots of recent discoveries in the area, proving that these sites are regional in nature.
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Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge, BBC News, 22 July 2010
The circular ditch surrounding a smaller circle of deep pits about a metre (3ft) wide has been unearthed at the world-famous site in Wiltshire. Archaeologists used radar imaging to find this circle, and believe timber posts were in the pits.***
Was Marden Henge the builder’s yard for Stonehenge?, Guardian .co.uk, 28 July 2010
There is evidence that Marden was a sort of builder’s yard for workers bringing the sarsen stones to Stonehenge.
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Stonehenge builders’ houses found, BBC News, 20 January 2007
Excavations at Durrington Walls, near the legendary Salisbury Plain monument, uncovered remains of ancient houses.
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6,000-year-old tombs found next to Stonehenge, the Sunday Times, 10 June 2009
The tombs were found from airplane.
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And technology has helped us find these other ancient sites:
A German Stonehenge , Science Channel
the site may date back to as far as 5,000 B.C., which would make it the oldest astronomical observatory on the European continent.
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Another Stonehenge Discovered Under Lake Michigan?, io9
A group of researchers using sonar believe they’ve found a 10-thousand-year-old stone structure like Stonehenge.