From the moment Stonehenge was rediscovered in the Middle Ages, locating the origin of its megaliths has been an obsession. In his 12th century chronicle of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed King ...

The mysterious origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone has deepened as new research has found it did not come from Orkney. Last month, it was revealed that the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the ...

Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, a 5 m long sandstone slab located in the middle of the Neolithic monument, continues to evade easy answers about its origins. The latest scientific evidence points toward ...

Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, ...

ORKNEY, SCOTLAND—The Scotsman reports that nine roughly shaped stones have been unearthed at the site of a structure located near the center of Orkney’s main island. The objects, which are estimated ...

The altar stone at Stonehenge is seen partially covered by two other stones. NICK PEARCE/ ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY VIA SWNS. The research concludes that the six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of the ...

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Predating Stonehenge by centuries, the Stones of Stenness form Britain’s earliest henge monument. Built around 3,300 BCE, the circle once stood beside ritual villages and sacred water ditches.