Some of England's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was the ...

A Dorset burial site has been revealed as Britain’s oldest known circular enclosure, pushing back previous estimates by 200 years. The Flagstones monument, near Dorchester, has been redated to ...

Archaeologists have discovered a vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds, thought to be up to 4,400 years old, ahead of a building development less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Stonehenge. The ...

A research team has unraveled the mysterious origins of a "unique" stone that forms a key part of Stonehenge, the world-renowned prehistoric monument in southwest England, a study reports. The study, ...

Archaeologists are conducting excavations ahead of a controversial tunnel plan set to move this highway, the busy A303, underground. Photo by Matt Cardy / Getty Images Archaeologists have uncovered a ...

In 1801, archaeologists discovered an earthen mound near Stonehenge that contained the remains of two individuals, as well as myriad objects buried alongside them. Now, more than 200 years later, ...

A prehistoric Stone circle in England may have been erected some 700 years before the origin of the iconic Stonehenge monument, an archaeologist has proposed. The Castlerigg stone circle, located in ...

A well-preserved skeleton of a Bronze Age teenager, dating back to 4,000 years, has been discovered in a foetal position near the prehistoric monument Stonehenge in UK. The skeleton, believed to be ...