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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Stones from Pembrokeshire used in the construction of Stonehenge may have been transported ... they were "originally set up as one or more stone circles in Preseli." Prof Pollard went on to ...