Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...

On Saturday, thousands of people, including druids, shamans, and tourists, gathered at the ancient site of Stonehenge in Britain to witness the first sunrise after the winter solstice, according ...

The model helped researchers to get inside the heart and soul of Stonehenge, and hear what ancient Britons would have ...

Stonehenge's altar stone was quarried over 4,600 years ago, far from the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. But experts now know where it originated.

That is why thousands of people gather here every year at this time to watch the Sun rise. This is an artist's impression of a ceremony at Stonehenge. We can only guess what happened there ...

Beyond the main attraction of Stonehenge, Wiltshire has equally impressive ancient sites, giant chalk horses and cosy pubs in ...

Question: Why was Stonehenge built? I've heard that on either the longest or shortest day of the year, the sun rises or sets just at the entrance. Why did they build it like this? ~Scott Answer ...

Stonehenge is a monument built on the alignment of the midsummer ... of the tropical year – the time it takes the Earth to complete an orbit around the Sun. To realign the calendar with the tropical ...

LONDON (AP) — It’s that time of year when crowds of pagans, druids, hippies and tourists head to Stonehenge in Britain ... England as the first rays of sun break through the giant stones ...