Stonehenge may have had a second purpose beyond its well-documented astronomical uses. A new study claims that the monument ...

Some 25 pits would have held megaliths the size of the small ones at Stonehenge. Every excavated pit was empty. Between the circle and the Heel Stone, a large sarsen, known as the Slaughter Stone ...

After all, it’s not the only henge in town. Hundreds of other stone circles have been found in Britain. But almost all of them have used locally sourced building materials. Stonehenge is unique in ...

Delivering a damning final word on this ambitious program of political consolidation, the authors state that “as an attempt ...

It explains: 'At Stonehenge on the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone in the north-east part of the horizon and its first rays shine into the heart of Stonehenge. 'Observers at ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment. Laura is an editor and staff ...

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Pagans, druids and tourists all gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter ... A choir sing the sun up near the Heel stone (Picture: ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Three Santa runners stop ...

The stone samples were removed during archaeological work in 1958 A missing piece of Stonehenge has been returned to the site 60 years after it was taken. A metre-long core from inside the ...

Professor Pearson believes that the altar stone may have acted as a gift or marker of political alliance during the potentially trying times in which Stonehenge was erected. The professor writes i ...