Stonehenge

‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

“It completely tears up previous assumptions,” Wiltshire Museum Director David Dawson told The Guardian. “It’s a fantastic revelation of the position of women in society.”

Upton Lovell Shaman exhibit at the Wiltshire Museum.
Ancient stone circle found underground at Machrie Moor in Scotland, July 15, 2026.

Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor

Sheep grazing near Stonehenge.

Ancient structure near Stonehenge may have inspired its solstice alignment, archaeologists say

Kusuma Neolithic Hall, replica of prehistoric building, constructed near Stonehenge, May 26, 2026.

British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge


Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland

The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.

The crannog at Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland, May 8, 2026.

Israel’s 'Stonehenge’ not alone with near 30 similar sites, satellite imagery reveals - study

The newly discovered sites all share a similar design: large circular structures, between approximately 50 to 250 meters in diameter, built with stones taken from local basalt fields.

Rujm el-Hiri site in Golan Heights, March 27, 2026.

Humans, not glaciers, brought stones to Stonehenge, study confirms

After analysing over 700 zircon and apatite grains they found that glaciers likely didn’t extend to parts of England as far south as Salisbury Plain during the last ice age.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE.

Massive 4,000-year-old pits near Stonehenge were carved by neolithic humans, archaeologists say

Research published in the Internet Archaeology Journal found that the pits are man-made and were constructed during the late Neolithic period, making them over 4,000 years old.

Sheep grazing near Stonehenge.

Thousands of modern druids, tourists celebrate winter solstice at Stonehenge

As dawn approached, cheers and applause could be heard, and attendees applauded as the sun rose over the Neolithic monument.

 Druids and pagans celebrate at the Stonehenge.

Two climate activists charged with spraying paint on UK's Stonehenge

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorized the police to charge the protesters, 73-year-old Naidu Rajan and Niamh Lynch, 22, and that they would appear in court on Dec. 13.

Just Stop Oil protesters endanger rare lichen during vandalism attack on Stonehenge

Just Stop Oil protesters endanger rare lichen after vandalizing Stonehenge

Activists from Just Stop Oil poured an orange cornflour concoction over the historic site - potentially endangering the rare lichen that inhabit the rocks.

Just Stop Oil protesters endanger rare lichen during vandalism attack on Stonehenge

Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands

The sanctuary - as big as at least three soccer fields and built with soil and wood - was built to align with the sun on the solstices.

 Revellers attend summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge near Amesbury, Britain, June 21, 2023.

Stonehenge shaman artifacts reveal complex identity of ancients

Ancient tools with traces of gold from a 4000-year-old burial mound near Stonehenge are reshaping how we see personal identity in the ancient world.

FILE PHOTO: A security officer patrols around the perimeter Stonehenge stone circle, where official Summer Solstice celebrations were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), near Amesbury, Britain June 20, 2020

Prehistoric feces found at Stonehenge show signs of parasites - study

The researchers came to this discovery by investigating 19 pieces of feces that were found at Durrington Walls and were preserved reportedly since Stonehenge was first constructed.

FILE PHOTO: A security officer patrols around the perimeter Stonehenge stone circle, where official Summer Solstice celebrations were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), near Amesbury, Britain June 20, 2020