The oldest documentation of astronomical studies that we know of were conducted by Babylonians as early as 1800 B.C. The civilization even appointed a group of officials to watch the night sky.

The most important funeral ceremony of the year was probably held on Midwinter’s Night at Stonehenge. This may have been because it is the longest night in the year. Stonehenge is just one of ...

Flagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.