Archaeologists have uncovered a huge ancient settlement at Durrington Walls, which they believe are the houses of the people who built the Stonehenge. According to researchers, the dwellings date back to 2,600 - 2,500 BC. Hundreds of people lived in this settlement, making it the largest Neolithic village found in Britain.

“In what were houses, we have excavated the outlines on the floors of box beds and wooden dressers or cupboards,” Sheffield University Mike Parker Pearson explained.

The researchers have excavated eight houses in total at Durrington and identified many other probable dwellings using geophysical surveying equipment. Each house measured approximately 16 feet square, was made of timber, with a clay floor and a central hearth. Archaeologists think there could have been at least one hundred houses.

Source: BBC News