Evidence of two previously unknown prehistoric stone circles has been uncovered in southern England—with one site seemingly displaying similarities to the early phase of the iconic Stonehenge. Remains ...
Cornwall has several stone circles, and as many as 800 sit across the United Kingdom, remnants of prehistoric people who ...
For a while now, a standing stone tucked away in a Berkshire woodland was believed to be a lone monument. New findings, however, have revealed the artifact to be but one piece of an immense ...
Archaeologists discovered roughly 345 standing stone circles in Saudi Arabia using aerial surveys. Experts believe the 7,000-year-old structures were once houses, complete with doorways and roofs. The ...
Two new prehistoric stone circles have been discovered in the U.K.’s Dartmoor National Park. One of the structures is noted to have “similar features to Stonehenge,” and lends credence to one ...
A new road trip route designed to help people explore England's prehistoric sites has recommended visiting Cumbria – for not ...
Grand, centuries-old cathedrals distinguish Great Britain’s cities and towns, providing spiritual nourishment to those who ...
Imagine swimming deep within Lake Michigan, only to come up with the discovery of an ancient stone structure that predates England’s Stonehenge by 5,000 years. It would feel like the opening chapter ...
A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens. When you purchase through links on ...
LONDON — The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby ...
There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back about 11 ...
PENZANCE, England (RNS) — On a gray fall afternoon earlier this month, a group of 19 people gathered outside the Church of St. Buryan, an iconic medieval parish with a 92-foot granite tower that ...