Boston University Astronomy Professor Gerald Hawkins has a bone to pick with historians who list the seven wonders of the ancient world. It is not that they have picked the wrong wonders, ...

A new study has revealed evidence found at a prehistoric structure could be part of the key to unlocking the centuries-old mystery surrounding Stonehenge. Aberystwyth University researchers determined ...

Optically-Stimulated Luminescence is a late Quaternary dating technique used to date the last time quartz sediment was exposed to light. As sediment is transported by wind, water, or ice, it is ...

Once a year, an astronomical alignment ushers in this seasonal change. Like its winter counterpart, the summer solstice is celebrated across the world—and shrouded in myth.

LONDON (AP) — It’s that time of year when crowds of pagans, druids, hippies and tourists head to Stonehenge in Britain to celebrate the winter solstice, with the shortest day and the longest night in ...

STONEHENGE, England (AP) — All hail the rising sun. Around 8,000 revellers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Stonehenge's origin story has baffled archaeologists for centuries. The mysterious rock arrangement on England's Salisbury Plain features two ...

Researchers are one step closer to solving the mystery of Stonehenge's origins. LONDON -- For thousands of years, Stonehenge has stood on the downlands of what is now southern England. With its ...

They say the third time is a charm, and that’s exactly what it turned out to be. After having to cancel our first two attempts at attending summer solstice at Stonehenge due to various COVID-related ...

Five thousand years after Stonehenge was built, archaeologists have finally pinpointed exactly where the bluestones that form part of the imposing UK monument came from and how they were unearthed.