During the late Neolithic period, around 2800–2400 B.C., large winter feasts involving substantial quantities of roasted pork were held at ceremonial sites in southern England, including Durrington Walls and Marden.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed Science Advances study (Madgwick et al.) plus independent corroboration from CNN, EurekAlert, and English Heritage, all consistent on dates, sites, and details. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=silver indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [kind-backfill 2026-09-15: kind=empirical eligibility=medium]
Sources
- Stonehenge-era pig roasts united ancient Britain, scientists say (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aau6078 (corroboration)
- https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/world/stonehenge-feasts-pig-bones-scn (corroboration)
- https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/stonehenge-midwinter-feasts/ (corroboration)