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Researchers say they've found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge

12:21pm August 15, 2024

Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally thought.

2 climate activists were arrested after spraying orange paint on Stonehenge

10:43pm June 19, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The group Just Stop Oil took credit for the Wednesday afternoon action, which they said was a call on the United Kingdom to stop the use of fossil fuels by 2030.

Visitors and tourists walk around the ancient monument at Stonehenge in 2012 in Wiltshire, England.

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Britain Approves Tunnel Construction Near Stonehenge, Causing Outcry

6:09pm November 13, 2020

by Reese Oxner

Supporters say the tunnel will reduce noise and hide cars for visitors to the prehistoric landmark. Opponents warn of possible damage to the site which archaeologists continue to study.

Thousands of people stand among the ancient stones at Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, at sunrise on the summer solstice. Archaeologists on Monday announced the discovery of a ring of shafts about 2 miles away.

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Immense Neolithic Ring Discovered Near Stonehenge

8:45am June 23, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The massive prehistoric structure "is significantly larger than any comparative prehistoric monument that we know of in Britain, at least," a lead researcher in the project says.

Looking west in downtown Chicago on the fall equinox, Sept. 23.

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The Solar Spectacle That Is 'Chicagohenge'

9:12am September 24, 2019

by David Schaper

Twice a year, on the fall and spring equinoxes, the sun sets perfectly framed by Chicago's skyscrapers. The perhaps unintended phenomenon takes its name from England's ancient monument Stonehenge.

Recent isotopic analysis of pig remains from several ceremonial sites in the Stonehenge area show that the swine and celebrants sometimes came from as far as what is now Scotland and Wales.

Opinion: Can Stonehenge Offer A Lesson For Brexit?

4:44pm April 06, 2019

by Scott Simon

As the U.K. continues to debate the state of Brexit, NPR's Scott Simon looks at how a new discovery at Stonehenge might offer a lesson in coming together.

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Researchers have found that remains buried at Stonehenge thousands of years ago may have originated in the Preseli Mountains.

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Builders Of Stonehenge May Have Been From Wales, More Than 100 Miles Away

5:45pm August 03, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

An analysis of bones excavated from the ancient site reveals that some of the people buried there were from the Preseli Mountains in Wales.

Stonehenge at dawn, December 2014, in Wiltshire, England.

Party Like It's 2,500 B.C.: Feasts At Stonehenge Were Epic Barbecues

8:21pm December 08, 2015

by Angus Chen

Researchers analyzing pottery fragments and bones at a neolithic settlement near Stonehenge believe roast pork and beef stew were likely main courses for people visiting the famous English monument.

A row of large stones is seen in this rendering of researchers' discovery beneath part of Durrington Walls, near Stonehenge.

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Stonehenge Has A New (Old) Neighbor: Row Of Huge Stones Found Nearby

8:11am September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The newly found Neolithic monument dates from more than 4,000 years ago, researchers say, adding a new wrinkle to the "super-henge" at Durrington Walls.