Stonehenge a New Understanding (55 page)

Reconstruction of the Southern Circle at Durrington Walls. It is likely to date to the same time as Stonehenge’s sarsen circle and trilithons (Stage 2).

The Southern Circle as rebuilt at North Newnton, Wiltshire, in 2006 by
Time Team
.

Reconstruction of the Durrington Walls avenue and surrounding houses.

Reconstruction of the Western Enclosure at the center of the Durrington Walls village.

Reconstruction of the Neolithic village of Durrington Walls before the building of the henge bank and ditch.

Reconstruction of the Durrington Walls henge bank and ditch.

The discovery of an antler pick at the bottom of the Greater Cursus ditch. This helped us to place the Greater Cursus in the same date range as the Lesser Cursus.

The Cuckoo Stone, near Woodhenge, was erected east of the Greater Cursus.

The Food Vessel burial under excavation at Bulford. This multiple burial, close to the standing stone, contained many grave goods.

At Woodhenge, Josh Pollard discovered that a stone “cove” once stood in the southern part of the site after the timber posts had decayed.

Excavations at Durrington Walls (center and right) and south of Woodhenge (bottom left).

The remains of a Late Neolithic timber tower overlooking the River Avon, south of Woodhenge. It was subsequently disturbed by the building of an Early Bronze Age barrow.

The completion of the excavation of Aubrey Hole 7.