The “army of builders” of Stonehenge ate animals transported from as far away as the north east of Scotland, according to a new exhibition at the famous Neolithic site in Wiltshire.
Analysis of pig and cattle teeth has revealed some of the animals were from as far as 500 miles away.
The “Feast! Food at Stonehenge” exhibition includes the skull of an aurochs, an extinct species of cattle.
It is aimed at allowing visitors to explore diet from 4,500 years ago.
English Heritage historian Susan Greany said: “Our exhibition explores the important role feasts and food played at Stonehenge.
“Raising the ancient stones was an incredible feat but so too was feeding the army of builders.
“Our exhibition reveals just how this was done.”
The displays reveal research and stories from a “feeding Stonehenge” project, which has been exploring the lives of the people who lived at the nearby settlement…
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