Many archaeological discoveries make themselves known to the world by mere accident, and construction workers in Denmark have ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Aars, Denmark just uncovered a 4,000-year-old ritual site that was once like the wooden version of ...

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

but theories suggest various different rituals observed for Stonehenge’s purpose. Other purposes may include tracking the sun and moon, Neolithic Calendar and midwinter celebrations, according ...

Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a structure that may have a "strong connection" with Stonehenge. The "once-in-a-lifetime find" was made by Sidsel Wåhlin and her team in Aars, North Jutland, ...

The monument once featured more than 80 posts, which formed a circle measuring nearly 100 feet across. Its prehistoric ...

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, it has a ...

Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and ... created for gatherings of people to conduct rituals – perhaps relating to burial but other things too. 'Unfortunately we don't have evidence ...

The discovery of a timber circle in Denmark could shed light on Bell Beaker-era ritual practices and their connections to other ceremonial sites like Stonehenge. Given the presence of both timber ...

The Britons that built the iconic Stonehenge structure were most likely black, according to a new study. The study, performed ...

and Professor Meaden’s research suggests that rituals at Stonehenge itself may have had a phallic dimension. The monument’s newly identified phallus-shaped standing stone (up till now ...