Britain's prehistoric Stonehenge on Salisbury plain in Wiltshire is to be excavated for the first time in half a century. The purpose of this new dig is to attempt to shed more light on the standing stones. Specifically one aim is to date the arrival of the bluestones which were transported 250-kilometres from Preseli in Wales. The excavation started on Monday and archaeologists will spend two weeks on site.

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Mike Parker Pearson, professor of archaeology at Sheffield University announced the discovery of a large settlement full of houses dating back to 2,600 BC at Durrington Walls in Wiltshire.

It is believed the inhabitants of what is the largest known neolithic settlement, built the stone circle at Stonehenge.

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