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 ...

In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

Now, one scientist has proposed a very surprising new theory. Professor Terence Meaden, an archaeologist and retired physicist from the University of Oxford, claims that Stonehenge may have been a ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Archaeologists have discovered a Stonehenge-esque circle of timber posts in Denmark, thought to be from the late Neolithic or early ...

The difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

In this diagrammatic reconstruction of Stonehenge, that axis (shown in ... Professor Meaden believes that during winter solstice (December 20 or 21) rituals at the monument, the phallic-shaped ...