Stonehenge, the mysterious prehistoric stone circle, located near Salisbury in England, has long enchanted tourists and scientists alike. The awe-inspiring site is presumed to have been a ...

The longest day of the year, otherwise known as the summer solstice, has fallen on June 21, marking the astronomical start to ...

The great 20-30 tonne stones of Stonehenge were erected by Neolithic farmers whose ancestors had lived in Britain for at least the previous 1,500 years – and new genetic research on 51 skeletons ...

Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge on Summer Solstice earlier this year. The prehistoric site is once again making a stir in the scientific community as new research is revealed. Getty ...

The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial ...

The Altar Stone might have represented an alliance between the Neolithic Britons who built Stonehenge and people in northern Scotland. Based on these new insights, lead author Mike Parker ...

At Stonehenge, an prehistoric monument of massive stones that is now a protected heritage site in southern England, historians believe ancient people built a ceremonial circular structure from ...

The purpose of the prehistoric structure in southern England ... of dating the age of rocks), has always been fascinated by Stonehenge in particular — he grew up on a farm in southwest Wales ...

That, by itself, tells us an awful lot about Neolithic society and its connectivity.” Stonehenge — a UNESCO World Heritage location and one of the best preserved prehistoric megalithic ...

The existence of the prehistoric monument has long remained ... researchers have suggested that the massive stone at the heart of Stonehenge was actually transported from Scotland, citing ...