A new Stonehenge mystery.

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Archaeologists in England have uncovered remains of an ancient village near Stonehenge, about 100 miles southwest of London. Stonehenge, a circle of massive stones around 18 feet tall, dates to about 2500 B.C. It is believed to have been used by worshippers of the sun. The 4,600-year-old village is about two miles from Stonehenge. Its houses, made of sticks woven together, were about 15 feet square and had fireplaces and clay floors. The village might have been home to the workers who built Stonehenge. Mike Parker Pearson, a leader of the excavations from the University of Sheffield...

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