Stonehenge is probably the world's most renowned henge – the name given to prehistoric stone or wooden circles. It's thought that the site's builders gathered close by at a settlement called Durrington Walls, which dates back to around 2500 B.C. Found around two miles from Stonehenge, archaeological studies have revealed what its inhabitants used to feast on.
Researchers gleaned insights from a massive haul of animal bones found at Durrington Walls, explains Umberto Albarella, a zooarchaeologist with the University of Sheffield. Such studies have shed light on the behavior of the inhabitants of Durrington Walls — the presumed builders of Stonehenge — and are helping archaeologists reconstruct what their daily life may have looked like.
"The most remarkable thing is that most of the animal remains came from pigs," Albarella says, adding that pigs made up around 90 percent of the bones. Pork then was particularly plentiful and seemingly popular. ...
