Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists

Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology have uncovered a 5,000-year-old monument near Stonehenge in Bulford, Wiltshire, that they believe may have served as a prototype for Stonehenge's later solar alignment. Carbon-dated to around 3000BC, this structure was aligned with both summer and winter solstices, predating Stonehenge's iconic trilithon stones by 500 years. This discovery is considered a "once in a lifetime find" due to its potential connection to Stonehenge's development and its insights into Neolithic astronomical understanding.