Stonehenge wasn’t a prehistoric solar calendar but served mainly as a memorial to the dead, according to new research by scientists who study ancient astronomy. The first stones at Stonehenge were emplaced in southern England about 5,000 years ago, and the monument was constructed in stages over roughly 1,000 years. But researchers have debated its […]
Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no | Live Science — Tom Metcalfe
English Heritage are expected to give a short period of managed open access on the 21st March. Sunrise is at 6:11am, and access will commence as soon as it is safe, this is likely to be from approximately 5:45am and will end at 8:30am. The spring equinox is one of the rare occasions that English Heritage opens up […]
Stonehenge Spring (Vernal) Equinox Managed Open Access: 21st March 2023 — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
Thanks to the admirable Stonehenge Dronescapes this striking image was taken on Sunday. It will probably be the last one that travellers on the A303 will ever see. . The Northern lights being visible in Wiltshire is rare enough. Seeing red Northern lights over Stonehenge is rarer still. Seeing any lights over Stonehenge from the […]
Northern lights at Stonehenge: very nice but no one has mentioned it’s another „Never Again“! — The Heritage Journal
Archaeologists say a 4,000-year-old tool kit found among the grave of a Bronze Age spiritual leader was used for working with gold. A Bronze Age burial site in Wiltshire contained the skeletons of two people One was buried with stone and metal artefacts indicating they were a shaman Scientists have analysed these and found traces […]
Experts claim breakthrough in ancient 4000-Year-Old Stonehenge tool kit puzzle — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
About 4,000 years ago, two people were buried near Stonehenge with grave goods described as a „shaman’s costume“ when they were discovered in the 19th century. But a new analysis of stone tools also found in the grave reveals they have traces of gold on their surfaces, indicating they were used to craft the precious […]
4,000-year-old ’shaman‘ burial near Stonehenge has a golden secret | Live Science — Tom Metcalfe
Lesezeit: ca. 2 Minuten Arbon (Schweiz) – 2014 stießen Forscher erstmals auf bis dahin unbekannte hügelartige Strukturen aus aufgeschütteten Steinen entlang des Bodenseeufers. Mittlerweile auf ein Alter von rund 5.500 Jahren datiert, vermuten Archäologen mittlerweile, dass es sich um eine jungsteinzeitliche Kultanlage handeln könnte und diskutieren die Funde öffentlich als „Bodensee-Stonehenge“. Eine Pop-Up-Ausstellung präsentiert nun…
Heute und morgen: Pop-Up-Ausstellung zum „Bodensee-Stonehenge“ in Arbon — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de
An exhibition opened at Stonehenge on Friday, showing the remarkable similarities between prehistoric cultures in Britain and Japan. The exhibition features over 80 Japanese artifacts, none of which have been displayed in Britain before, including a 5,000-year-old Jomon Flame Pot, according to English Heritage, the body which cares for Stonehenge. Miyao Toru, the curator at […]
Circles of Stone: New exhibition at Stonehenge probes Japan’s prehistoric cultures — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
Giant glacial erratic hailed as ’missing piece’ of Bluestone puzzle A giant bluestone erratic just discovered near Mumbles, on the south Gower coast, has been hailed as one of the most important glacial discoveries of the last century provoking rather excited premature claims that „it proves beyond doubt that the Irish Sea Glacier was capable […]
Stonehenge: The Latest Theories — Landscape and Monumentality
Scientists examined a nearby Mesolithic site and found the area was not a forest as previously thought. Instead they believe it would have been populated by grazing animals and hunter-gatherers. Scientists from the University of Southampton have examined Blick Mead, a Mesolithic archaeological site about a mile away from Stonehenge. The work has helped build […]
Red deer, wild boar and elk would have roamed the Stonehenge area 4,000 years before the stones were constructed, according to new research. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
The first day of spring has been marked by 1000 revellers who gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sunrise. Open access to the stones was given from first light, 05:45 GMT, by English Heritage which manages the site. Please visit our Twitter and Facebook page for more pics and videos. Blog sponsored by Stonehenge Guided […]
First Day of Spring: Stonehenge crowd gathers for sunrise to celebrate the 2022 Vernal Equinox. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
Die Goldene Landschaft 