By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 18:52 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 21:45 BST, 10 April 2019
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A prehistoric monument that boasts the world’s largest stone circle and now stands among the World Heritage Sites may have been designed to commemorate a single, humble house when it was built more than 5,000 years ago.
Little is known about the history of Avebury henge, which sits less than 20 miles from its more famous neighbour, Stonehenge.
But, recent research suggests the complex megalith had simpler origins than one might expect.
A new study has found that the mysterious Neolithic monument on Salisbury Plain may have been built around the site of a 'relatively modest dwelling' that stood there before it.
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But thanks to its more famous neighbour, Stonehenge, we know very little about Avebury henge. Now a study suggests the mysterious monument on Salisbury Plain may have been created to commemorate a humble house on the same site (stock)
The theories about why Stonehenge was built include that it was a temple, a burial site or a creation of aliens visiting Earth.
Yet its nearest Neolithic neighbour is thought to have much simpler origins,
