British Archaeologists say they have made a breakthrough in their recent excavations at the 4,500-year-old historic site of Stonehenge.

The team has found a number of holes they believe once held bluestones, which are mostly missing or uprooted.

Archeologists say these stones, which were transported 250km from the Preseli Hills in Wales to form the site's original structure, will confirm that Stonehenge was once a place of healing.

Professor Tim Darvill, of the University of Bournemouth and Professor Geoff Wainwright, of the Society of Antiquities who are leading the project believe the bluestones could be the key to solving the mystery of why the site was erected.

The excavation project also yielded a number of Roman ceramics, ancient stone hammers and a beaker pottery fragment.

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