In a remarkable breakthrough published in the journal Science Direct, a research team led by geomorphologist Professor David ...

The mysterious origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone has deepened ... theory that “the fact that the sun rises over the Heel ...

If one were to draw an imaginary straight line from the center of Stonehenge and through the heel stone, is it possible that this line would intersect with the Bosporous ("Cow crossing") or ...

Celebrating the building of Stonehenge may have been as important ... The sarsens weigh on average 25 tonnes, with the largest stone, the Heel Stone, weighing about 30 tonnes.

Now researchers have suggested that the stone circle at Stonehenge, built during this period, may have been designed to unite early farming communities across Britain in response to the influx of ...

On the summer solstice, the central Altar stone at Stonehenge aligns with the Heel stone, the Slaughter stone and the rising sun to the north east. Sunrise is celebrated at Stonehenge on 21 June ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed that Stonehenge’s central sandstone slab — long called the “altar stone" — came from much closer Wales. But a study last year by some of ...

Instead, they were trapped within the inner stone circle, obscured by the outer sarsen stones. This finding suggests that Stonehenge may have functioned as a kind of acoustic chamber, enhancing ...

It took a huge effort to build Stonehenge. The only tools the builders had were made of stone, wood and rope! Only a few stones are left standing today. The first task was to cut the boulders into ...