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See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-37574881 The story is about analysis of a dog tooth found at Blick Mead, near Stonehenge, dating from a considerable time before the stone monuments. Other work shows that there was feasting on aurochs at the site at the time. The dog grew up in what is now Yorkshire, and was of a hunting type - perhaps it was used to hunt the aurochs. Archaeologists believe that the site was important, and drew temporary visitors from long distances, long before the stones. Would be interesting to know to what extent the spring was the focus of attention, or more peripheral, as a simple water source. Conversely, of course, interest in the stones has led to minute investigation of the surrounding area. Perhaps there were other, similarly significant sites that far back. Apparently, it wasn't long after the separation of Britain from the rest of Europe, so continental sites could be cognate? Chris B