Was Stonehenge a phallic temple? New study suggests key stone represents a giant penis
New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the monument ...
The true purpose of Stonehenge may have just been revealed
Blocks were brought to Salisbury Plain from all over the country in a grand project that would have taken about eight months – uniting people in the process ...
Archaeologists think they’ve found a 3,200-year-old mysterious stone circle that inspired Stonehenge
Dr Susan Greaney, a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, said ...
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This English Burial Site May Be Centuries Older Than Stonehenge
Flagstones, an ancient burial site in Dorset, England, may be centuries older than Stonehenge, according to a new study.
This ‘unusual’ stone circle may predate Stonehenge
Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date ...
New DNA Evidence Suggests The Builders Of Stonehenge Were Dark-Skinned—Not What You'd Expect!
A new genetic study suggests that the builders of Stonehenge, constructed around 5,000 years ago, likely had dark skin, eyes, ...
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Stonehenge's secret SISTER: Ancient burial site discovered in Dorset is even older than the famous Wiltshire stone circle, scientists say
Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and important monuments to have survived from Stone Age Britain. But scientists now believe that the famous Wiltshire stone circle has a secret 'sister ...
Construction Workers Accidentally Discovered A Stonehenge-Esque Ritual Site
Many archaeological discoveries make themselves known to the world by mere accident, and construction workers in Denmark have ...
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Stonehenge’s older ‘sister’: Ancient monument in Dorchester’s dating stuns archaeologists
First discovered in the 1980s, Flagstones is a circular monument resembling a running track that might have even inspired Stonehenge. Archaeologists from the University of Exeter ...
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This Overlooked Monument May Have Inspired Stonehenge’s Design
New research suggests that the Flagstones site in Dorset may be linked to Stonehenge.
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Stone Circle Older Than Stonehenge Discovered in the UK
Archaeologists have determined that the stone circle monument in Dorset, UK is older than previously thought, dating back to ...