--- title: Researchers Discover Stonehenge Was Part of a Huge Ancient Complex description: Burial mounds, sun-aligned pits and ancient delights galore canonical: https://time.com/3318505/stonehenge-discovery/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-10T15:43:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:06:21.475Z article:section: Science og:title: Researchers Discover Stonehenge Was Part of a Huge Ancient Complex og:description: Burial mounds, sun-aligned pits and ancient delights galore og:url: https://time.com/3318505/stonehenge-discovery/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2c042b478298379/6986a2a4810bbb2fa1c93588/stonehenge-stones.jpg?branch=production&width=1000&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1000 og:image:height: 563 og:image:alt: 2014-08-05_(05.23h)__D7100__0025_f.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Researchers Discover Stonehenge Was Part of a Huge Ancient Complex twitter:description: Burial mounds, sun-aligned pits and ancient delights galore twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2c042b478298379/6986a2a4810bbb2fa1c93588/stonehenge-stones.jpg?branch=production&width=1000&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stonehenge Was Actually Part of a Huge Ancient Complex, Researchers Discover > Sponsored content. 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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found a host of previously unknown monuments, including ritual structures and a massive timber building that was likely used for burial of the dead during a complicated sequence of exposure and de-fleshing. “New monuments have been revealed, as well as new types of monument that have previously never been seen by archaeologists,” Professor Vincent Gaffney, the project leader, said in a [statement](http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2014/09/new-map-reveals-hidden-archaeology-of-stonehenge-10-09-14.aspx) Wednesday. “Stonehenge may never be the same again.” The project, which made use of remote sensing techniques and geophysical surveys, discovered large prehistoric pits, some of which are aligned with the sun, and new information on Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman settlements and fields. 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