Stonehenge was likely ... making it unique among over 900 stone circles in Britain, suggests that the stone circle may have had a political as well as a religious purpose – as a monument of ...

The huge effort it would have taken to move the large stones hundreds of miles at a time when only primitive tools were available, shows they had an important purpose ... Stonehenge's large altar ...

Every midsummer's night tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising sun in alignment with the Heel ... stone circle and this may be a clue as to their purpose.

Stonehenge was likely ... making it unique among over 900 stone circles in Britain, suggests that the stone circle may have had a political as well as a religious purpose – as a monument of ...

Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative ...

FILE - A section of Stonehenge, roughly 5,000 years old, on the Salisbury Plain near Amesbury, England, on Aug. 6, 2014. (ANDREW TESTA/The New York Times) ...

Stonehenge sits near the top of Britain’s most iconic landmarks ... The researchers point to sites that served a similar purpose in eastern Ireland, specifically the Boyne Valley. This region is home ...

“The timber circle gives us valuable insight into rituals and social structures from the late Stone Age [or] early ... around the same time as Stonehenge, the purpose of which is still debated.

Stonehenge was likely built as a ... making it unique among over 900 stone circles in Britain, suggests that the stone circle may have had a political as well as a religious purpose – as a monument of ...