Stonehenge's altar stone was quarried over 4,600 years ago, far from the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. But experts now know ...

It has been known for a long time that the stones came from further than 12 miles away, but the long-distance links boost the theory that Stonehenge served a unifying purpose in ancient Britain.

Beyond the main attraction of Stonehenge, Wiltshire has equally impressive ancient sites, giant chalk horses and cosy pubs in ...

Often called the “Stonehenge of the East” or the “Wheel of Ghosts,” the nearly 5,000-year-old maze-like structure spans a diameter of 492 feet. Despite decades of study, its true purpose ...

At more than 11,000 years old, Göbekli Tepe consists of a series of megalithic enclosures that were built close together. The ...

Together, the findings from the new study and those published earlier this year are shedding light on the purpose of Stonehenge and the arrangement of its monoliths, an enduring enigma since ...

In spite of decades of research, the true purpose of the enigmatic giant stone circle, spanning nearly 150m across, has remained elusive. A new study, published in the journal Remote Sensing ...

Additionally, Stonehenge is not the biggest megalithic ... with estimates ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 years ago. Its purpose is also uncertain. One idea is that the site may have been used as ...