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


Archaeologists discover ancient hunting pits in Stonehenge

An Anglo-Belgian joint study shows hunter-gatherers may have roamed the British Isles some 10,000 years ago.

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

3,000-year-old infinity pool used for religious rituals

The pool, found in northern Italy, made people feel as if they were being transported to another realm, leading researchers to compare it to Stonehenge.

VIEW OF the infinity pool from a Four Seasons room.

6,000-year-old salt production house found in UK rewrites ancient history

The salt production facility found in North Yorkshire predates Stonehenge, and is the oldest found in Britain, and possibly even Western Europe.

Salt

Scientists solve mystery of the origin of Stonehenge megaliths

The sarsens were erected at Stonehenge around 2500 BC. The largest stands 30 feet (9.1 meters) tall. The heaviest weighs about 30 tons.

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