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

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

Such sites existed throughout Europe during the Neolithic period, Iversen said. At Vasagård ... “Could this be the beginning ...

According to the team, there is a high chance that a connection exists between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent changes in climate, and the ritual sun stone sacrifices. In addition to a ...

But by the end of the five-stage construction sequence of Stonehenge, Britain’s “insular Neolithic population appears to have been largely replaced”, the authors note. They conclude ...

Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show ...

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 ...

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

Stonehenge was built to unify ancient Britons during a “legitimation crisis” caused by the migration of people from mainland Europe, researchers have suggested.

Solid as a rock… There are certain places in the world that hold a powerful grip over the collective imagination. Places ...