At more than 11,000 years old, Göbekli Tepe consists of a series of megalithic enclosures that were built close together. The ...

The age-old mystery about the origins of Stonehenge's sarsen stones has finally been solved. The breakthrough comes in a study published in the Science Direct journal which was led by ...

Question: On the Stonehenge raising, they used a weighted tip to tilt the main riser stone into the hole. Why not just have the stone dragged up an Earth ramp with wood rails to a pivot point of ...

This idea comes primarily from the fact that many of the stones used in the construction of Stonehenge hail from various locales around the United Kingdom. Monuments are built for many reasons ...

The stone samples were removed during archaeological work in 1958 A missing piece of Stonehenge has been returned to the site 60 years after it was taken. A metre-long core from inside the ...

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that ...

Rujm el-Hiri is a vast stone monument near the Sea of Galilee, which has long puzzled archaeologists. Often called the ...

Now researchers have suggested that the stone circle at Stonehenge, built during this period, may have been designed to unite early farming communities across Britain in response to the influx of ...

Researchers say the monolithic altar stone, weighing over 6 tons (13,227 lbs), was moved over 700 km (435 miles) from its origin site. Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge, on June 21 ...

It’s been known for several centuries that the large rocks, or sarsens, which comprise Stonehenge were transported from at least 12 miles away and that some of its stones originated in Wales ...

(CNN) — Scientists made a major discovery this year linked to Stonehenge — one of humanity’s biggest mysteries — and the revelations keep coming. A team of researchers shared evidence in ...