Stonehenge
Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor
Located on Arran’s west coast, Machrie Moor is a peat moorland where a large collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological finds, dating back to between 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE.
Ancient structure near Stonehenge may have inspired its solstice alignment, archaeologists say
British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge
Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland
Israel’s 'Stonehenge’ not alone with near 30 similar sites, satellite imagery reveals - study
The newly discovered sites all share a similar design: large circular structures, between approximately 50 to 250 meters in diameter, built with stones taken from local basalt fields.
Humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge, study confirms
After analysing over 700 zircon and apatite grains they found that glaciers likely didn’t extend to parts of England as far south as Salisbury Plain during the last ice age.
Massive 4,000-year-old pits near Stonehenge were carved by neolithic humans, archaeologists say
Research published in the Internet Archaeology Journal found that the pits are man-made and were constructed during the late Neolithic period, making them over 4,000 years old.
Thousands of modern druids, tourists celebrate winter solstice at Stonehenge
As dawn approached, cheers and applause could be heard, and attendees applauded as the sun rose over the Neolithic monument.
Two climate activists charged with spraying paint on UK's Stonehenge
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorized the police to charge the protesters, 73-year-old Naidu Rajan and Niamh Lynch, 22, and that they would appear in court on Dec. 13.
Just Stop Oil protesters endanger rare lichen after vandalizing Stonehenge
Activists from Just Stop Oil poured an orange cornflour concoction over the historic site - potentially endangering the rare lichen that inhabit the rocks.
Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands
The sanctuary - as big as at least three soccer fields and built with soil and wood - was built to align with the sun on the solstices.
Stonehenge shaman artifacts reveal complex identity of ancients
Ancient tools with traces of gold from a 4000-year-old burial mound near Stonehenge are reshaping how we see personal identity in the ancient world.
Prehistoric feces found at Stonehenge show signs of parasites - study
The researchers came to this discovery by investigating 19 pieces of feces that were found at Durrington Walls and were preserved reportedly since Stonehenge was first constructed.
Archaeologists discover ancient hunting pits in Stonehenge
An Anglo-Belgian joint study shows hunter-gatherers may have roamed the British Isles some 10,000 years ago.