The difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

Blocks were brought to Salisbury Plain from all over the country in a grand project that would have taken about eight months – uniting people in the process ...

The ancient monument of Stonehenge, located in southern England, has fascinated people for thousands of years. Built over 5,000 years ago, its origins remain a mystery—we don’t know exactly who ...

Ever since serious scientific study of Stonehenge began ... During the winter solstice, the setting sun would have been spectacularly silhouetted against the light and blocked the view for ...

Flagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.

The site was likely used as a ritual ground and gathering place, and the wood posts may have been aligned with the Sun as the stones in Stonehenge were. Further excavations and DNA testing will ...

COPENHAGEN - Danish archeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Britain’s world-renowned Stonehenge ... of the sun, have been found ...