Read the issue » The Stones of Stenness are part of one of Europe’s richest archeological landscapes—the legacy of a ...

New geological analysis suggests Stonehenge’s six-ton altar stone may have originated in northern Scotland—over 500 miles away. While archaeologists rush to claim Neolithic people dragged it across ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a new stone circle near Stonehenge that lends credence to the theory that the famous prehistoric monument in Britain was part of a funeral complex. University of Bristol ...

Stonehenge is a mysterious prehistoric monument in England, known for its massive stone circles. It was built around 5,000 ...

Every so often, we make a discovery that reshapes our entire understanding of the world around us. Whether it’s scientists making breakthroughs at the LHC, or paleontologists unearthing the secrets of ...

An early Neolithic timber hall has been found beneath a school in Scotland, with archaeologists believing it could have been a ceremonial venue for Scotland’s first farming communities. The remains of ...

Sometime in the 6th millennium B.C.E., tribes that had for centuries roamed the eastern foothills of the Alps began abandoning hunting and gathering. In place of a nomadic lifestyle, these tribes ...

The Neolithic farmers and herders who built a massive stone chamber in southern Spain nearly 6,000 years ago possessed a good rudimentary grasp of physics, geometry, geology and architectural ...