The origins of Stonehenge have puzzled and inspired people for generations. Now, new findings offer a clearer picture of why ...

The Dolmen of Guadalperal, known as the Spanish Stonehenge, is an ancient monument in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, ...

To make matters more puzzling, DNA analysis of bodies buried near the site suggests that the builders of Stonehenge had ancestry outside of England. Given that construction of the monument began ...

Researchers think that at least one major lunar standstill occurred during the earliest stage of Stonehenge’s construction, “potentially influencing the monument’s design and purpose,” per ...

Stonehenge was likely built as a project to ... were brought from nearly 150 miles away and used in the monument’s construction. Researchers now find that the altar stone was placed within ...

Experts say Stonehenge required an enormous amount of timber for its construction—not just for palisades of trunks driven into the ground, but also for builders to drag 20-ton stones on wooden ...

Stonehenge researchers have found new evidence ... Exact dates and timelines are unknown, but it is believed that construction may have begun on the Salisbury Plain as far back as 3000 BC ...

Construction on Stonehenge began as early as 3000 BC and occurred over several phases in an area first inhabited as early as 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, according to the researchers. Previous ...

Reflecting on what the study says about society during the early time period, Clarkes noted that the construction of Stonehenge "seems to be this great British endeavor involving all the different ...

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Stonehenge’s initial construction began over 5,000 years ago, in about 3700 BC. There is evidence of human use and construction continuously over the next 2,000 years. Neolithic workers dragged ...