A new excavation of Stonehenge may alter historians' concept of the British landmark site's purpose, researchers say.
By studying a set of unusual stones linked to the historical site, a team of archaeologists are attempting to prove Stonehenge was not an ancient burial site, but actually a temple of healing, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
Wessex Archaeology researcher Dr. Andrew Fitzpatrick, whose company is working on the stones' excavation, said Stonehenge has always been a source of mystery for archaeologists.
"You could put 10 archaeologists in a room and you'd get at least 11 theories," Fitzpatrick said
"I think the one thing everybody would agree on is that Stonehenge is a temple, which is easy to lose sight of in the kind of to-ing and fro-ing of ideas."
The Times said the excavated stones have already been tied to a site located at the Preseli Hills in Wales, an estimated 250 miles away from Stonehenge.
