UNESCO World Heritage Sites are renowned for their historical, cultural, and natural significance. Among them, some sites are ...

Stonehenge may have had a second purpose beyond its well-documented astronomical uses. A new study claims that the monument may have been built in part to unify neighboring people groups in and near ...

This led to the widespread belief that the ancient monument served as an astronomical observatory. To investigate whether ...

Researchers believe the giant moai statues on Easter Island were “walked” into place using their own immense weight as ...

A surge of visitors is expected at Stonehenge to see the sunrise on the shortest day of the year As the shortest day of the year approaches, Stonehenge is preparing to welcome thousands of ...

Thousands gather at Stonehenge for the winter solstice. Stonehenge access is allowed only during solstices. Site may have political and spiritual significance. Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids ...

Pagans, druids and tourists all gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice today (Picture: ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge today to mark ...

And despite high winds and grey skies, those in attendance were in good spirits. Chris Smith, 31, who had come to Stonehenge for the winter solstice for the first time, said he was there because of ...

Mystery has surrounded Stonehenge and the reason why it was built but scientists now believe they have the answer. And now scientists think that they were moved such far distances as part of a ...

A top archaeologist and Stonehenge expert has explained why the ancient formation of Stonehenge was constructed. Mike Parker Pearson, a professor of British later prehistory at University College ...

The public cost of a cancelled road tunnel past Stonehenge has risen to almost £180m. A request by BBC South, using the Freedom of Information Act, has revealed the bill would continue to ...