The Durrington shafts: a remarkable discovery for Stonehenge's neighbour – podcast
Archaeologists surveying the land around Stonehenge have made a discovery that could change the way we think about our neolithic ancestors: a circle of deep shafts spanning 1.2 miles in diameter around Durrington Walls. Hannah Devlin speaks to Prof Vincent Gaffney about how he and his team made this incredible discovery and why the latest find is so remarkable
- Read more about the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes project
- Read the Guardian story on the discovery
- Prof Vincent Gaffney is anniversary chair in landscape archaeology at the department of archaeological sciences at the University of Bradford
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