<p><strong>Just a stone's throw from <a id="o.73" title="Stonehenge" href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/geopedia/Stonehenge">Stonehenge</a>, the remains of the British monument's long-lost timber twin—pictured in an artist's conception—have been found, archaeologists announced Thursday. (Full story: <a id="yoe4" title="&quot;Stonehenge Had Neighboring, Wooden Twin—More to Come?&quot;" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100723-stonehenge-woodhenge-twin-timber-circle-gaffney-science/">"Stonehenge Had Neighboring, Wooden Twin—More to Come?"</a>)</strong></p><p>The discovery, made completely without digging, suggests that now solitary Stonehenge may have been surrounded by "satellite Stonehenges," archaeologists say.</p><p>"This finding is remarkable," said survey-team leader Vince Gaffney, an archaeologist at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. "It will completely change the way we think about the landscape around Stonehenge."</p><p><em>—With reporting by James Owen in London</em></p>

Stonehenge's Timber Sister?

Just a stone's throw from Stonehenge, the remains of the British monument's long-lost timber twin—pictured in an artist's conception—have been found, archaeologists announced Thursday. (Full story: "Stonehenge Had Neighboring, Wooden Twin—More to Come?")

The discovery, made completely without digging, suggests that now solitary Stonehenge may have been surrounded by "satellite Stonehenges," archaeologists say.

"This finding is remarkable," said survey-team leader Vince Gaffney, an archaeologist at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. "It will completely change the way we think about the landscape around Stonehenge."

—With reporting by James Owen in London

Illustration courtesy University of Birmingham

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