The Area Around Stonehenge Has Been Inhabited for More Than 10,000 Years

Amesbury, a quaint English parish, already had one claim to fame. It is the closest population center to Stonehenge, drawing more than one million visitors per year to see the iconic stone circle. But now it has a new mark of distinction. Scientists announced that they had found artifacts in the area that dated to 8820 B.C.—which makes this particular locale the oldest continuously occupied area of Britain.