Archaeologists have dismissed the sodden, peat-filled deltas of the Lower Rhine and Meuse rivers as a historical backwater.

Study uncovers mysterious origins of ancient migrants who replaced Stonehenge builders - Findings challenge previous claims that Bell Beaker people came mostly from Iberia ...

Historians have long known that Stonehenge—England’s famed prehistoric rock circle—was built with the path of the sun in mind. On each solstice, spectators visit to watch the sun shine through the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — For a monument that has been ...

The findings strongly support the idea that Neolithic builders intentionally transported the stones over vast distances.

The Neolithic people who built Stonehenge unknowingly created what would someday become one of the most iconic—and archaeologically intriguing—landmarks in the United Kingdom. In the process, they ...

Weighing 6.5 tons and transported to Stonehenge around 5,000 years ago, a new study pegs the Altar Stone's origin to Scotland ...

It’s well understood that Stonehenge was meticulously arranged to align with the sun. On the summer solstice, the sun rises over the Heel Stone at the site’s entrance, its first rays dramatically ...