The earliest megalithic circle at Stonehenge, now in the southwest of England, was first built in the west of Wales more than 5,000 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/original-stonehenge-discovered-in-wales.html
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Stonehenge was built with bits of an older Welsh Stone Age monument
A few centuries before the earliest standing stones were placed at Stonehenge, they may have stood in a circle 280 kilometres away in Wales, the remains of which have just been identified Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267537-stonehenge-was-built-with-bits-of-an-older-welsh-stone-age-monument/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ancient graves and mysterious enclosure discovered at Stonehenge ahead of tunnel construction
Archaeological work ahead of the construction of a controversial road tunnel beside Stonehenge has led to the discovery of ancient graves, including one with the remains of a baby dating back more than 4,500 years. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stonehenge-graves-enclosure-discovered-tunnel-construction.html
Why was Stonehenge built?
No one really knows, but there are a few educated guesses. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-were-henges-built.html
Personal solstices
Photos from EarthSky community members around the world, showing what the December solstice – bringing winter to half of Earth, and summer to the other half – means to them. Thanks to all of you for sharing these evocative images with us! Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/personal-solstices-photos-dec-earthsky-community…
Strange glowing object filmed near Stonehenge
A couple driving near the Wiltshire monument last month spotted something unusual hovering over the area. The unidentified object, which resembled a b… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341208/strange-glowing-object-filmed-near-stonehenge…
Miniature Stonehenge aids acoustical study
Back when the entire monument was intact, Stonehenge had some seriously impressive acoustics. For thousands of years Stonehenge has dominated the Wilt… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339323/miniature-stonehenge-aids-acoustical-study…
‘Spinal Tap’-size Stonehenge reveals how the ancient monument really sounded
The huge standing stones in the outer circle of Stonehenge acted as an amplifier and gave reverberation to enhance speech and music in ceremonies held thousands of years before modern acoustics emerged. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stonehenge-acoustics-amplification.html
One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Origins Has Finally Been Solved
For more than four centuries, archaeologists and geologists have sought to determine the geographical origins of the stones used to build Stonehenge thousands of years ago. Pinning down the source of the large blocks known as sarsens that form the bulk of the monument has proved especially elusive. From a report: Now researchers have resolved the mystery: 50 of the 52…
Returned chunk of Stonehenge solves long-standing monument mystery
A restoration worker kept a chunk of Stonehenge more than 60 years ago. He returned it last year and now the stone has solved a long-standing mystery. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stonehenge-souvenir-solves-monument-mystery.html