Wessex Archaeology

A rendering of the ancient ceremonial landscape at Bulford, Wiltshire. Analysis of two post-pits at the site suggests an alignment with the sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice. Credit: Wessex Archaeology.

Two wooden pillars preceded the Stonehenge stones and marked the days of the solstice

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New analysis of an excavation at Bulford has revealed that two wooden posts, erected around 5,000 years ago, were aligned with the sun rising on the summer solstice and setting on the winter solstice. The researchers suggest that
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