Initially, its similarities to Stonehenge had archeologists and historians assuming that Flagstones must be of a similar date ...
Dr Susan Greaney, a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, in Exeter’s Department of Archaeology and History, said ...
A second ceremonial stone circle, the famous Stones of Stenness ... “Orkney is a key to understanding Neolithic religion,” says site director Nick Card. More than 20 feet tall and 100 feet ...
They date to the later part of the Neolithic. Most henges do not contain standing stones, although many contained circular arrangements of pits or posts. Stone circles are much more common than henges ...
As well as sharing similarities with other Danish woodhenges, there is also a striking parity with a known woodhenge in ...
The site comprises a circle with a diameter of about 30 meters, formed by approximately 45 Neolithic-era wooden ... sun temples due to the many stone sun discs found there," Wahlin stated.
A timber circle has been found in the Vesthimmerland region in Denmark, marking a significant discovery of a Neolithic cultural ... presence of both timber and stone circles across Europe, the ...
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is vulnerable to the sea level changes, precipitation changes, and storm intensity and ...
These farms marked the start of a new age in Britain – the Neolithic period (or new Stone ... they also built massive tombs and giant stone circles. Some of the monuments and homes they built ...