Why the mighty Stonehenge was built around 5,000 years ago has long been one of the great mysteries. But according to a new study, we may finally have an answer. Scientists say Wiltshire's ...
It’s been a mystery for 5,000 years, but scientists think they may finally have discovered the reason behind Stonehenge being built. Evidence suggests the iconic stones were erected in Salisbury ...
Stonehenge may have been built to symbolise a unification in Stone Age Britain. The idea could explain why so many of the stones making up the monument were brought in over huge distances.
For example, the authors point out that dwellings in the Neolithic village that housed the workers who built Stonehenge are remarkably similar in layout to ancient homes in Orkney from around the ...
A STONEHENGE puzzle may finally be solved as scientists have revealed the "real" reason why a mysterious "altar" was built 5,000 years ago. New research has suggested that the Wiltshire monument ...
“Stonehenge stands out in being a material and monumental microcosm of the entirety of the British Isles,” he added. Stonehenge’s 43 “bluestones” were brought from the Preseli Hills in ...
The monument was built during a period of immigration from mainland Europe, and it may been intended to unify communities across the British Isles Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Stonehenge is ...
The original formations were thought to have been built with sarsens of bluestone ... Despite the true use of Stonehenge being unknown, over half of the Neolithic people buried near the site ...