The prehistoric monument Stonehenge was built up to 5,000 years ago on Salisbury Plain in England, but its ultimate purpose remains a tantalizing mystery. Skip to main content.

Stonehenge was not ‘one’ monument, but rather was built, altered, and revered for over 1,500 years, around 100 generations." Opinion: The White House has always been 'The People's House.' ...

Stonehenge, one of the world’s most iconic archaeological sites, has been sprayed with orange paint by protestors demanding action on fossil fuels. It comes just one day before the annual summer ...

Stonehenge's massive stones have always been a subject of curiosity, since many of them were transported from distant regions. The latest study said that the Altar Stone, a key monolith in the ...

Stonehenge was constructed in phases, beginning around 3000 B.C.E. Today, the monument is “the most architecturally sophisticated and only surviving lintelled stone circle in the world,” per ...

Stonehenge's altar stone was quarried over 4,600 years ago, far from the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. But experts now know where it originated.

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

Archaeologists pinpoint original location of Stonehenge boulders 03:00. London — Environmental activists sprayed several of the ancient stones of Britain's iconic Stonehenge site with an orange ...

Stonehenge spray-painted orange by protesters calling for climate action. Activist group Just Stop Oil took responsibility for the incident, which occurred a day before the summer solstice is ...

By analyzing grains of rock within Stonehenge's "altar stone," researchers determined it was most likely transported from present-day Scotland — more than 450 miles away.