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Stonehenge Revealed

What is it? Why does it exist? Lots of theories; little certainty.

Stories

5 Stories

  • September 2008

    • Stonehenge Rocked as 'Neolithic Lourdes'

      BBC  |  Sep 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT

      Stonehenge Rocked as 'Neolithic Lourdes'

      (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 rocks were transported from a site 150 miles away. More »

  • May 2008

    • Stonehenge Reveals Itself: It's a Cemetery

      New York Times  |  May 29, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      Stonehenge Reveals Itself: It's a Cemetery

      (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 ruling family—probably the same clan responsible for erecting the stones. More »

    • Vandals Chip Away at Stonehenge

      Associated Press  |  May 23, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Vandals Chip Away at Stonehenge

      (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 »

    • Stonehenge Riddle Solved?

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 4, 08 3:48 PM CDT

      Stonehenge Riddle Solved?

      (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 filled the site, researcher Tim Darvill said, along with "all the sorts of people who in prehistoric terms would look after those who were ill." More »

  • June 2007

    • Solstice Shines at Stonehenge

      Associated Press  |  Jun 21, 07 4:02 PM CDT

      Solstice Shines at Stonehenge

      (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 revelers frolicked about, some in cloaks and antlers. More »

5 Stories

Some of the many thousands who came to the ancient Stonehenge monument, background, in South West England, wait in vain for the Summer Solstice sunrise, Thursday June 21, 2007, as the sun was obscured...   (Associated Press)
Some of the many thousands who came to the ancient Stonehenge monument, background, in South West England, wait in vain for the Summer Solstice sunrise, Thursday, June 21, 2007, as the sun was obscured...   (Associated Press)
Archaeology students sieve through earth amongst the stones at Stonehenge, England, Monday, March 31, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Archaeologists begin an excavation inside the stone circle of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, Monday March 31, 2008.   (Associated Press)
A scientist is silhouetted amongst the stones whilst he works.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Stormy Stonehenge   (Bruce Rolff (via Shutterstock.com))
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New Stonehenge Discovery   (NationalGeographic (YouTube))
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Stonehenge
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of...

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