A new study has traced Stonehenge’s great Altar Stone to northern Scotland, turning one of Britain’s most famous monuments into an even bigger mystery. If the source is correct, the real question is ...

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ancient Egypt and Rome had annual traditions tied to it, sites like Newgrange ...

In the summer of 2019, I walked up a hillside in west Wales with Richard Bevins, a researcher who specializes in petrology, the study of the origins, compositions, and structures of rocks. We climbed ...

Stonehenge, the famed Neolithic rings of stones, remains as mysterious as ever—and now archaeologists have found an even bigger prehistoric ring of 16-foot-deep, 33-foot-wide shafts just two miles ...

New work at Durrington Walls has revealed a massive ring of prehistoric shafts surrounding the great henge near Stonehenge, adding another major monument to one of the world’s most studied ancient ...

Stonehenge, a Neolithic wonder in southern England, has vexed historians and archaeologists for centuries with its many mysteries: How was it built? What purpose did it serve? Where did its towering ...

LONDON (AP) — Stonehenge monuments that have stood for thousands of years appear unscathed after climate protesters were arrested for spraying orange paint on them, an official said Thursday. Workers ...

It’s well understood that Stonehenge was meticulously arranged to align with the sun. On the summer solstice, the sun rises over the Heel Stone at the site’s entrance, its first rays dramatically ...

People head to Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Wiltshire, England. People gather during sunrise as they take part in the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in ...