Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date ...

Originally, it was thought to date to around 2900 BCE – the same time as Stonehenge ... but not one that precluded the period of Stonehenge’s construction. Overall, it was a pretty safe ...

As well as sharing similarities with other Danish woodhenges, there is also a striking parity with a known woodhenge in ...

Researchers have found that a prehistoric burial site called Flagstones is one of the earliest known large circular ...

Dr Susan Greaney, a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, said ...

where people were burying their cremated dead in circular passage tombs at this time," she said. Although the new dates suggest that Flagstones is older than Stonehenge, Greaney thinks that ...

"Given that Stonehenge was built during the transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age, and given the high frequency of dark-skinned samples we inferred for that period ... by the time the stone ...

Archaeologists in Denmark discovered a prehistoric circular structure resembling Stonehenge, estimated to date from the Late Neolithic period around 2000 BCE, during construction work for a ...

The monument once featured more than 80 posts, which formed a circle measuring nearly 100 feet across. Its prehistoric builders may have used it as a ritual site ...

Sun rises at Stonehenge ... during this time 4,000 years ago, researchers said. Previous studies have shown that Europe underwent a substantial demographic change during this period.

The latest find in Denmark points to a shared belief system across Europe during this time 4,000 ... change during this period. For instance, recent research suggests the Stonehenge was built ...