University of Reading archaeologists measure the body of the teen when it was found last Tuesday. Source: University of Reading Source: Supplied

Source: University of Reading Source: Supplied

A team of archaeologists from the University of Reading made the discovery during excavations at Wilsford Hange in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, some 25km from the famous stone circles of Stonehenge.

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“The skeleton is a wonderful discovery which will help tell us what life was like for who lived under the shadow of Stonehenge at a time of frenzied activity,” excavator Dr Jim Leary said.

The gender and exact age of the teenager are as yet unknown, but efforts are underway to determine more about the child whose remains were found last Tuesday.

The skeleton shows the child was buried with its knees drawn up to its chest, with arms crossed and head turned to its right.

The ceremonial site it was found in gives some hint of the teen’s life.

Frenzied place ... Archaeologists hope the teen’s body will help them understand the “frenzied” activities which took place at and around Stonehenge some 4000 years ago. Source: Getty Source: Getty Images

Bigger than Avebury. Ten times bigger than Stonehenge.

Marden Henge was built in 2400BC, and while it is the largest henge in the UK, it is one of the least understood.

It is undergoing a three-year exploratory excavation in an attempt to understand the people who built and worshipped at Stonehenge.

“Marden Henge is located on a line which connects Stonehenge and Avebury,” Dr Leary Says. “This poses some fascinating questions. Were the three monuments competing against each other? Or were they used by the same communities but for different occasions and ceremonies? We hope to find out.”

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Excavation has been focusing on is what is believed to be one of the oldest houses in Britain — a Neolithic structure discovered during previous excavations.

It was erected while work on nearby Stonehenge was in full swing, a university statement reads.

“This excavation is the beginning of a new chapter in the story of Stonehenge and its surrounds,” Dr Leary says. “The Vale of Pewsey is a relatively untouched archaeological treasure-chest under the shadow of one of the wonders of the world.”