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 ...

The origins of Stonehenge have puzzled and inspired people for generations. Now, new findings offer a clearer picture of why this ancient monument held such powerful meaning. Recent work by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists made a major discovery this year linked to Stonehenge — one of humanity’s biggest mysteries — and the revelations keep ...

After Orkney was ruled out as the origin for Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, geologists now have their eyes on northeast Scotland ...

A new study claims it may have finally found the reason behind Stonehenge's rebuilding thousands of years ago. According to researchers, the grand stone monument may well have acted as a unifying task ...

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 ...

The modern world had long marveled over the ancient site of Stonehenge, unable to figure out how prehistoric people erected the ring of monolithic standing stones. Now, archaeologists have finally ...

With drums and with flower garlands, with wizard hats and with warm coats, up to 10,000 celebrants are expected to converge on England’s Stonehenge to observe the summer solstice. When this 4,500-year ...

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 ...

Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revelers greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Tuesday, the longest day of the northern hemisphere year. Wiltshire Police said about 6,000 people ...