Oct. 13, 2006 —Nine Neolithic-era buildings have been excavated in the Stonehenge world heritage site, according to a report in the journal British Archaeology.

The structures, which appear to have been homes, date to 2,600-2,500
B.C. and were contemporary with the earliest stone settings at the
site’s famous megalith. They are the first house-like structures
discovered there.

Julian Thomas, who worked on the project and is chair of the
archaeology department at Manchester University in England, said
Stonehenge could have been a key gathering place at the Neolithic era’s
version of a housing development.

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