Second Stonehenge unearthed by archaeologists
October 7, 2009
Archaeologists are extremely excited over the discovery of what they believe is the site of a second Stonehenge. The site is situated near the River Avon a little more than a mile from the site of the giant standing stones. The new area has been called Bluestonehenge because of the colour of the stones that once would have stood there.
25 stones would have originally stood in an area of about 10 meters in diameter. It is suspected that the stones that once stood near the Avon were perhaps moved thousands of years ago to make up the inner circle of stones at Stonehenge. However archaeologists will have to wait for carbon dating results before they can confirm this.
The discovery of the new site has excited archaeologist who now believe that the River Avon was far more integral to the positioning of Stonehenge than was originally thought. Parker Pearson who is heading one of the teams working on the site said that it had always been suspected that there might have been something waiting to be discovered at the end of the avenue leading from Stonehenge to the river, but they never thought it would be another circle.
The new discovery will force archaeologists to once again debate what exactly the Neolithic monument was actually built for.
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