Archaeologists to explore feasting habits of ancient builders of Stonehenge

The research will also offer a better understanding of the dressing of the famous sarsen stones of Stonehenge and insights into how the public and private spaces at Durrington Walls and Stonehenge differ from each other.

Researchers will also try and ascertain whether Britain’s Copper Age started 50 years earlier than first thought. Circumstantial evidence points to copper tools being in use at Durrington Walls earlier than originally thought. Cut-marks on animal bones should reveal whether they were made by copper daggers as opposed to flint tools.

‘Feeding Stonehenge’, will take place over the next three years. Find out more about the Stonehenge Riverside Project at:  http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/Stonehenge

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