Long before the seven wonders of the ancient world were even dreamt of, work had begun on Salisbury Plain to construct a monument out of stones. Why this monument was built, who built it, and for what purpose, are among the many questions that have ba ed for centuries. In the pursuit of digging out the truth, we asked Miles Russell, whose own excavations atStonehenge have furthered our understanding of the site, to bring us up to date with the very latest theories behind England’s oldest mystery.
Generations have tried piecing together the secrets of the stones