built-in cupboards and stone benches. It is one of the oldest standing stone buildings in north-west Europe. Knap of Howar inhabitants were reportedly pastoralists, farmers, and fisherfolk.
What it is: An ancient stone circle in the Egyptian desert that may be the oldest known astronomical ... These inner stones were surrounded by 29 standing stones that some researchers think ...
One or more entrances lead to the centre of the henge. They date to the later part of the Neolithic. Most henges do not contain standing stones, although many contained circular arrangements of pits ...