Stonehenge is one of the most prominent prehistoric monuments in Britain. The Stonehenge that can be seen today is the final stage that was completed about 3,500 years ago.

Stonehenge was built in stages 5,000 years ago on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain approximately 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of London. The unique stone circle was erected in the late ...

Picture Stonehenge and you may first envision its huge standing stones, or sarsens. The bluestones are smaller; the biggest is a little less than ten feet tall, and weighs more than three tons.

A missing piece of Stonehenge has been returned 60 years after it went missing during an archaeological excavation. English Heritage explains that the ancient stone ‘core’ was taken from one ...

With drums and with flower garlands, with wizard hats and with warm coats, up to 10,000 celebrants are expected to converge on England’s Stonehenge to observe the summer solstice.

Stonehenge is has several arches called trilithons, and the slabs that form these iconic shapes are known as sarsen stones; outside of the U.K., this material is called silcrete.

In this photo provided by researchers in August 2024, Stonehenge’s Altar Stone lies underneath two Sarsen stones in Wiltshire, England. AP What do you think? Be the first to comment.

The mysterious structure of Stonehenge may have been built as a symbol of peace and unity, according to a new theory by British researchers. During the monument's construction around 3000 B.C. to ...

Archaeologists have discovered a network of shafts which span 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) near Stonehenge, presumed to have been built by the same Neolithic peoples who erected Stonehenge 4,500 years ...

England's enigmatic Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings and for several hundred years thereafter, new research indicates. Dating of cremated remains shows burials ...

The west Wales bluestones at Stonehenge are believed to have been incorporated into the monument’s construction around 2,300 B.C. Archeologists believe they originated from a site 140 miles away ...

T housands of people gathered at Stonehenge in the United Kingdom Thursday to greet the sunrise for the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Wiltshire police estimated 9,500 people showed ...