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NEWS ABOUT: Stonehenge

Stonehenge stories: 9 news summaries

 Archeologists Find 
 Mini-Stonehenge

'Bluehenge' is a mile away, but all the rocks are gone

Oct 3, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Archeologists have found what amounts to Stonehenge-lite located about a mile from the larger monument. This one—dubbed Bluehenge—probably won't be as much of a tourist draw for one important reason: all the rocks are gone. But based on holes in the earth, scientists say 27 enormous rocks once... More »

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archeology • history • Stonehenge • Bluehenge

 Crowds Throng 
 Cloudy Solstice 
 at Stonehenge 

Revelers amassed at Stonehenge for sunup on the year's longest day

Jun 21, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Normally fences keep the public from brushing up against Stonehenge's mossy monoliths, the Times of London reports, but for today's summer solstice, a record crowd was allowed to pack the British monument site. Druids, drinkers, and curious early risers filled the area to capacity well before sunrise, and the only... More »

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Stonehenge • druid • Salisbury • summer solstice

 King Arthur 
 Chucked Out 
 of Stonehenge 

County council dragons aim to slay druid's protest

Apr 28, 09 2:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British court has ordered King Arthur to stop hanging around Stonehenge, the Daily Telegraph reports. The pagan protester—who legally changed his name to King Arthur Pendragon decades ago—has been camped near the ancient stone site since last June. He argues that the site should be open to... More »

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Stonehenge • druid • Britain • King Arthur

 Sound Expert Raves 
 About Stonehenge 
 'Concert' Acoustics 


Early residents may have rocked out at ancient site

Jan 5, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A temple, burial site, place of sacrifice ... and Neolithic concert venue? The latest research on England's endlessly fascinating Stonehenge claims the site had remarkable acoustics, ideal for amplifying trace-like rhythms, and was likely used for something like ancient religious raves. A sound expert made the discovery by analyzing the acoustics... More »

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Stonehenge • acoustics • Maryhill • Huddersfield University • Rupert Till

 Stonehenge 
 Rocked as 
 'Neolithic Lourdes' 

New research into 2300 BC stone circle indicates it was place of healing

Sep 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two archeologists have discovered evidence indicating that Stonehenge was a kind of "Neolithic Lourdes" pilgrimage destination where people came to be healed, the BBC reports. The researchers also used radiocarbon methods to date the mysterious stone circle in southern England to 2300 BC. Mineral analysis indicates the giant bluestone... More »

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archaeology • Stonehenge • Wales • Professor Tim Darvill • Professor Geoff Wainwright • neolithic period • English Heritage • Preseli Hills • radiocarbon dating

Stonehenge Reveals Itself:
It's a Cemetery

Scientists find remains from 3,000 to 2,500 BC, before the familiar stones went up

May 29, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before Stonehenge was Stonehenge, it was a cemetery, the New York Times reports. Around the time the first monumental rocks were installed in 2500 BC, the last of an estimated 240 human burials took place at the English site. Researchers say it was likely the burial ground of a... More »

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archaeology • cremation • England • Stonehenge • burial • cemetery

  Vandals Chip
 Away at Stonehenge 

It's a grab and run

May 23, 08 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vandals chipped off a coin-sized piece of Stonehenge’s central megalith last week before escaping security guards, the AP reports. Two men used a hammer to knock off the piece, then hopped a fence and drove away. Local police are investigating the attack on the ancient World Heritage site. More »

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vandalism • Stonehenge • Britain

 Stonehenge Riddle Solved?  

Bluestones may prove site was a healing temple

May 4, 08 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British team has excavated Stonehenge in hope of showing it was once a temple used for healing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Archaeologists focused on the site's 4,000-year-old bluestones, a twin circle of huge rocks, for proof of their origins and purpose. Shamans and witch doctors once likely... More »

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archaeology • Stonehenge • prehistoric • excavation • ceremony • temple • bluestone

Solstice Shines at Stonehenge

Thousands gather to welcome longest day of the year

Jun 21, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spiritually inclined crowds converged on Stonehenge this morning to celebrate the summer solstice, greeting the dawn of the longest day of the year with dancing, drumming, and drinking. The mystical monument shone with floodlights and the glow of the rising sun as more than 20,000 druids, pagans, and other... More »

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England • spirituality • solstice • pagan • Stonehenge • festival • monument • druid

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