Neue Analyse zeigt, wie Stonehenge als Sonnenkalender genutzt werden konnte — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de

Lesezeit: ca. 3 Minuten Bournemouth (Großbritannien) – Dass der berühmte Steinkreis von Stonehenge nach den Sonnenwenden ausgerichtet ist, ist bekannt. Eine neue Analyse zeigt nun noch genauer, wie die Steine in einem Sonnenkalender zur Tages-, und Jahreszeitenbestimmung genutzt werden konnten. Wie Professor Timothy Darvill von der Bournemouth University aktuell im Fachjournal „Antiquity“ (DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2022.5) berichtet,…

Neue Analyse zeigt, wie Stonehenge als Sonnenkalender genutzt werden konnte — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de

What are the full moon dates and names in 2022? — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

Stargazers are set to witness some impressive celestial sights in 2022. As well as the full moons that come round every month, there will also be a series of supermoons to look out for. Full Moon over Stonehenge. Photo credits to Stonehenge Dronescapes THE MOON moves through many phases and can have a profound effect on our […]

What are the full moon dates and names in 2022? — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

Thousands gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the annual winter solstice. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

Crowds came together for the biggest gathering at Stonehenge since the pandemic began. Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge on Wednesday morning to celebrate the annual winter solstice. The event, which marks the first sunrise after the longest night of the year, saw 2,500 people visit the World Heritage site in Salisbury – the largest gathering at […]

Thousands gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the annual winter solstice. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

Winter solstice comes but once a year and with it comes the Renaissance Mathematicus New Year — The Renaissance Mathematicus

As I have explained over the years, being a historian of astronomy, for me, the year does not end and restart on the very arbitrary 31 December/1 January, but, in the Northern Hemisphere, with the Winter Solstice, when the Sun reaches the furthest point on its journey southwards, turns, and begins the slow climb towards […]

Winter solstice comes but once a year and with it comes the Renaissance Mathematicus New Year — The Renaissance Mathematicus

Stonehenge: the Amesbury Winter Lantern Procession 2021 — The Heritage Journal

Amesbury’s mid-winter lantern procession will take place on Monday 20th December 2021. As in previous years, the procession will start at 5.15pm in the central car park and make its way to find the Solstice lantern which will have been lit at Stonehenge and placed in the grounds of Amesbury Abbey near the spring. Along […]

Stonehenge: the Amesbury Winter Lantern Procession 2021 — The Heritage Journal

Durrington Walls: Huge Pits Confirmed as Man-Made — Landscape and Monumentality

In June last year it was reprted that a 1.2 mile-wide (2km) circle of large shafts measuring more than 10m (30ft) in diameter and 5m (15ft) in depth centred on Durrington Walls had been discovered in the Stonehenge landscape as part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, led by the University of Bradford. [Ring of […]

Durrington Walls: Huge Pits Confirmed as Man-Made — Landscape and Monumentality

The First Circle of Stonehenge? — Landscape and Monumentality

SECRETS OF THE DEAD Season 19 Episode 3First aired: 03//11/2021 „A decade-long archaeological quest reveals that the oldest stones of Stonehenge originally belonged to a much earlier sacred site – a stone circle built on a rugged, remote hillside in west Wales.“ For generations many have argued over its origins, meaning and purpose but now […]

The First Circle of Stonehenge? — Landscape and Monumentality

Secrets of the Dead: The First Circle of Stonehenge. New evidence on the origins of Stonehenge is uncovered. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

A decade-long archaeological quest reveals that the oldest stones of Stonehenge originally belonged to a much earlier sacred site: a stone circle built on a rugged, remote hillside in West Wales. Using the latest tools of geotechnology, a dedicated team of archaeologists led by Professor Mike Parker Pearson (University College London) painstakingly searched for the evidence […]

Secrets of the Dead: The First Circle of Stonehenge. New evidence on the origins of Stonehenge is uncovered. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

Hundreds of druids and pagans descend on Stonehenge to celebrate the 2021 Autumn Equinox which marks the official start of autumn. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

Visitors headed to famous 5,000-year-old site in Wiltshire to see the sun rise this morning Autumn equinox is one of four public annual events when people can get so close to stones Hundreds of attendees sang and wore variety of extravagant outfits as onlookers watched on Hundreds of druids and pagans descended on Stonehenge today […]

Hundreds of druids and pagans descend on Stonehenge to celebrate the 2021 Autumn Equinox which marks the official start of autumn. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

The Legendary Stonehenge Summer Solstice Celebration. A once-in-a-lifetime experience. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information

The summer solstice celebration at Stonehenge is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that happens every year. Unless you are lucky enough to live close by for many of the thousands of sun-worshipping pilgrims who flock to the unique UNESCO World Heritage monument, it really is a bona fide top grade ‘bucket list’ experience, up there with visiting […]

The Legendary Stonehenge Summer Solstice Celebration. A once-in-a-lifetime experience. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information