We’re all familiar with Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza, but did you know that Skara Brae is older than both?

The model helped researchers to get inside the heart and soul of Stonehenge, and hear what ancient Britons would have ...

Gobeklitepe, a Neolithic archaeological site dating back to 9000 BC, is the oldest known human-made structure still standing ...

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

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...

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

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 ...

The massive monument Stonehenge has captivated people's attention for centuries. Built out of enormous stones on Salisbury ...

The closest we get to a similar sun-cult in the Neolithic is some passage graves in southern Scandinavia or henge structures like Stonehenge in England, which some researchers associate with the sun.

The sun stones correspond with the decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era ...