New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the monument ...

The high-profile exhibition of large-scale art installations across the Coachella Valley has launched with fewer works this ...

Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and important monuments to have survived from Stone Age Britain. But scientists now believe that the famous Wiltshire stone circle has a secret 'sister ...

Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative, it has a ...

The Britons that built the iconic Stonehenge structure were most likely black, according to a new study. The study, performed ...

Stonehenge may be the most famous example of the “huge stones arranged in a circle” genre, but it’s a reputation that arguably isn’t deserved. After all, it’s far from the largest henge ...

Early risers were able to witness a rare lunar eclipse – or 'blood moon' – that was seen over Salisbury in the early hours of ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Archaeologists have discovered a Stonehenge-esque circle of timber posts in Denmark, thought to be from the late Neolithic or early ...

Danish archeologists have uncovered a circle of wooden piles dating back to about 2,000 BC that they say could have a 'strong connection' to Britain's world-renowned Stonehenge. The 45 neolithic ...

In this diagrammatic reconstruction of Stonehenge, that axis (shown in red ... it would have blocked any view of the winter-solstice sunset for observers approaching along that probably sacred ...

In a partial lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon are almost, rather than fully, aligned. This means a dark section appears ...