Stone circles

Is Egypt’s Nabta Playa the World’s Oldest Stone Circle Observatory?

Nabta Playa is an ancient circle of stones located in the desert of southern Egypt. The cemetery is about 175 miles southwest of Aswan. It is believed to be one of the oldest places where people studied the stars, dating...

Neolithic Stone Circles in Saudi Arabia Rewrite Human History

Archaeologists have recently discovered 345 Neolithic stone circles in Saudi Arabia, which are believed to date back around 7,000 years and serve a different purpose to other similar structures. Stonehenge is perhaps the best known of the standing stone circle...