Many archaeologists think Stonehenge may have been a stone version of earlier wooden structures found across Salisbury Plain, such as those at nearby Durrington Walls. Research by Mike Parker Pearson and Ramilisonina suggests that in prehistoric cultures: Timber represented the living Stone represented the ancestors or the dead They propose that Stonehenge marked the final stage of a ritual journey: Beginning at Woodhenge/Durrington Walls at sunrise Travelling down the River Avon Ending at Stonehenge at sunset This path from wood → water → stone may have symbolised the transition from life → death.