Perhaps the most famous astronomical feature of Stonehenge is its alignment with the summer solstice sunrise. On this longest day of the year, the sun appears to rise directly above the Heel Stone ...

Learn how a rescue excavation revealed the definitive date of the Carnac megaliths and gave new clues to their function.

Over 15,000 visitors on Friday witnessed an ancient solstice sunrise alignment at Stonehenge, the most famous of the U.K.’s thousands of neolithic monuments. Clear weather meant visitors in the ...

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Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years. Skip to main content ...

In 1983, Black Sabbath – fronted at the time by Ian Gillan – had a model of Stonehenge made for a stage prop. But the person ...

The Carnac Alignments are made up of several distinct sections of standing stones, now divided by land, trees or roads – although there are theories they were once unbroken.

Stonehenge is famous for its alignment with the sun, which is why visitors flock to the ancient site at the start of summer. But 5,000 years ago, the ancient Wiltshire monument may also have been ...

It is believed solstices have been celebrated at Stonehenge for thousands of years. The summer solstice takes place as one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the sun as it reaches its ...

The enigmatic stone alignments in the Carnac region of Brittany, France, are among the most famous megalithic monuments in Europe—alongside Stonehenge, Menga, and the megalithic temples of Malta.

An archaeologist claims that one of Stonehenge's central monoliths was deliberately carved to resemble a 2.6-metre-long penis.

Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central ...