New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the ...

Every midsummer's night tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising sun in alignment with the Heel stone standing outside of the circle. Six months later a ...

Many archaeological discoveries make themselves known to the world by mere accident, and construction workers in Denmark have ...

This pretty part of the UK has been named as one of the best places to catch a sunset. According to a new study by Auto ...

particularly their alignment with the sun during solstices, has fuelled many theories about its significance. Archaeologists have unearthed numerous artefacts near Stonehenge, providing valuable ...

That is why thousands of people gather here every year at this time to watch the Sun rise. This is an artist's impression of a ceremony at Stonehenge. We can only guess what happened there ...