Their interpretation builds on findings released earlier this year about Stonehenge’s Altar Stone. For years, the 6.6 ton portion of the monument’s central formation remained the final piece ...

For years, scientists have pondered the reason for the unusual movement as well as the purpose of the monument, also known as 'Stonehenge of the East'. After years of mystery, scientists may ...

The stones are estimated to be around 9,000 years old, predating Stonehenge by about 4,000 years. This period follows the end of the Ice Age and the formation of Grand Traverse Bay, when the lake ...

Gobeklitepe, a Neolithic archaeological site dating back to 9000 BC, is the oldest known human-made structure still standing ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights, popularly called “Stonehenge of the East”, has drifted tens of metres since its construction 5,000 ...

Read on to take a look at seven megalithic sites around the world that rival Stonehenge. At more than 11,000 years old, Göbekli Tepe consists of a series of megalithic enclosures that were built ...

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Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights, popularly called “Stonehenge of the East”, has drifted tens of metres since its construction 5,000 years ...