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Bluestone mystery is topic of Archaeology Day
The origins of the Stonehenge bluestones will headline an Archaeology Day today (Saturday). The day, organised by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, will be held at the Merlin Theatre, in...
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Writer gives his view on how and why Stonehenge was built
Former building engineer Simon Mallon, of Frome, enjoyed a 40-year career before turning his hand to writing. His latest novel On the Edge of the Blue gives a fascinating explanation of how and why...
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Stonehenge Lecture by Mike Pearson. Wiltshire Heritage Museum
Prof Mike Parker Pearson, who will be presenting the latest scientific results from laboratory analysis following a decade of fieldwork in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. 2(:30 pm, Saturday, 23...
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Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Ancient bodies lie buried beneath Stonehenge, but what can they tell us about Britain’s greatest prehistoric monument? One man has found vital clues to this ancient puzzle Stonehenge is Britain’s...
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Stonehenge may have been burial site for Stone Age elite, say archaeologists
Dating cremated bone fragments of men, women and children found at site puts origin of first circle back 500 years to 3,000BC Centuries before the first massive sarsen stone was hauled into place at...
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Stonehenge remains a mystery as scientists ask: was it a health spa, or a...
Archaeologists back conflicting theories on Britain’s greatest prehistoric monument It already attracts more than a million visitors a year. Yet these numbers could be dwarfed once Stonehenge, one of...
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Stonehenge occupied 5,000 years earlier than previously thought
Stonehenge may have been occupied five thousand years earlier than previously thought, archaeologists claim. The people occupying the site would likely have been responsible for erecting the first...
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Stonehenge revealed: Why Stones Were a “Special Place”
Lead archaeologist at Stonehenge discusses his team’s discoveries in new book The eerie megaliths of Stonehenge have inspired speculation for centuries. Druids—and sometimes aliens—have been suspected...
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Summer Discoveries at Stonehenge Stone Circle
Two ditches belonging to the Stonehenge Avenue buried beneath the modern roadbed of the A344 have been uncovered during works to decommission the road as part of English Heritage’s project to transform...
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Another piece in Stonehenge rock source puzzle.
Research to be published this month may bring us a step closer to understanding how bluestones from Pembrokeshire ended up at Stonehenge. A team of geologists have identified a hill in the Preseli...
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