Wessex Archaeology runs fieldwork, consultancy and research on sites it surveys, and publishes heritage findings. In latest news, Stonehenge clues push back solstice rites by 5,000 years near the stone circle.
Archaeology near Stonehenge reveals two timber poles 120 meters apart aligned with solstices, dating to about 5000 years ago. The find, led by Phil Harding of Wessex Archaeology, suggests sun-worship rituals predated Stonehenge by around 500 years and may reshape beliefs about the monument’s origins.