Now, researchers think that Stonehenge’s builders may have also considered the moon. Experts from English Heritage, the Royal Astronomical Society and several universities in England are ...

It shows that this site on Salisbury Plain was important to the people not just living nearby, but across Britain.’ ...

According to the researchers, Stonehenge stands out “as a monument whose builders attempted – ultimately unsuccessfully – to establish some form of political unification and shared identity ...

Numerous theories surrounding the building of Stonehenge have circulated for years, with theories ranging from it being a temple to being used as a solar calendar. However, the new knowledge ...

The monument is composed of rocks transported from far and wide—impressive feats of shipping for its Neolithic builders. Recent research suggests that Stonehenge’s 43 bluestones came from ...

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 ...

Stonehenge was a failed experiment in "unifying" early Briton communities, new research has suggested. Archaeologists have suggested that the Neolithic stone circle was built to "unify" early ...

Now researchers have suggested that the stone circle at Stonehenge, built during this period, may have been designed to unite early farming communities across Britain in response to the influx of ...

Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain. Stonehenge may have been constructed in England to help unify ancient Britain, long before there was a kingdom as ...

By utilizing stones from different regions, it’s possible that the builders aimed to represent all communities within Britain — effectively making Stonehenge a shared landmark that embodied ...