Why Was Stonehenge Built? New Research Sheds Light on Its Purpose
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Stonehenge, one of the world’s most iconic prehistoric monuments, may have been more than just a site of religious or…
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In 1996 a Mysterious Crop Circle Appeared Near Stonehenge
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A vast 1996 crop formation known as the Julia Set turned a field near Stonehenge into a fresh stage for…
Skara Brae and the Road to Stonehenge
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Skara Brae and Stonehenge stand at opposite ends of Britain, but they are part of the same story. In Orkney,…
Stonehenge Was Never Alone on the Plain
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The stones on Salisbury Plain were never meant to stand alone. They belonged to a wider ceremonial world—one shaped over…
Armenia’s “Stonehenge”: Predating Egypt’s Pyramids by Three Millennia
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Hidden in modern-day Armenia, an ancient enigma stands – Karahunj, also known as Armenia’s Stonehenge. With some rocks portraying odd…
Did Stonehenge Builders Use Long-Lost Ancient Technology To Move Massive Stones?
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UK carpet-fitter Stephen Tasker created a prototype for an “ancient machine that defies gravity” that he believed could have been used by the builders of the famous Stonehenge megalithic complex millennia ago.
Are the Stones of Stonehenge a Complex Ancient Astronomical “Computer”?
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The monument’s solar design is beyond serious doubt, the lunar case is growing sharper, and the wider megalithic story stretching…
10 Ancient Monuments You Probably Didn’t Know Are Oriented Towards the Solstices
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Across continents, builders used sunrise and sunset as architecture’s simplest ruler. The solstices mark the year’s turning points: the longest…
Stonehenge Is Bigger Than the Circle We Know
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Stonehenge is often reduced to a postcard—a silent ring of prehistoric stones standing in an empty field. But the monument…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Merlin, The Great Sorcerer
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Merlin is the name of a sorcerer mostly mentioned in the various versions of the legend of King Arthur. Just…
Stonehenge Was Able to Amplify Sound and Contain it Within
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According to new research, the megaliths’ original configuration amplified the sonance generated inside the stone circle and contained it as…
5 Things You Should Know About Russia’s Stonehenge “Arkaim”
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More than 4,000 years ago, ancient people in present-day Russia built a true ancient wonder. Comparable in complexity to Stonehenge,…
Underwater Stonehenge That Predates the Pyramids Confirmed in Switzerland
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One hundred seventy cairns totaling nearly 17,700 cubic feet—500 cubic meters—of stones were intricately placed by humans more than 5,500…
Drought Reveals “Spanish Stonehenge” Older Than the Pyramids: Here are 6 Stunning Images
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Hundreds of years before the first pyramids were built in Egypt and anywhere worldwide, mysterious people decided to organize and…
Here Are 50 Rare Images of Stonehenge You’ve Probably Never Seen
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One of the most famous stone monuments on the European continent is Stonehenge: the massive stone formation in Wiltshire, England….