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Oldest ‘Prototype’ Wooden Solstice Markings Discovered at Stonehenge

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By Tom Metcalfe Verified
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Written by Tom Metcalfe on June 18, 2026. Posted in Current News The discovery of two ancient holes at Stonehenge suggests people placed posts there to help observe the summer and winter solstices around 5,000 years ago. Evidence of two ancient wooden posts aligned with the summer and winter solstices has been discovered near Stonehenge in southwest England. The posts have rotted away, and only traces of the postholes survive.
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'This was a pioneering achievement': Stone Age people put up posts to observe the solstices near Stonehenge long before the stones of sacred site were placed

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By Tom Metcalfe Verified
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A reconstruction of a series of people at Stonehenge for a religious ceremony. Evidence of two ancient wooden posts aligned with the summer and winter solstices has been discovered near Stonehenge in southwest England. The posts have rotted away, and only traces of the postholes survive. But archaeologists say the structure predated Stonehenge, and they think it was a temporary religious monument until a permanent one was built. They even suggest it may have been a Stonehenge prototype.
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'This was a pioneering achievement': Stone Age people put up posts to observe the solstices near Stonehenge...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Two ancient posts at Stonehenge were aligned with the summer and winter solstices and seem to have been an ancient center for religious ceremonies, as shown in this artist's reconstruction. | Credit: Marijane Porter, Wessex Archaeology Evidence of two ancient wooden posts aligned with the summer and winter solstices has been discovered near Stonehenge in southwest England.
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