Certain mysteries from the ancient world remain largely unexplained today and continue to puzzle scientists and researchers.
For instance, circular megalithic constructions have appeared in Europe, Asia, and South America at various times during an era when there were no...
Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old solstice site near Stonehenge that predates the famous stone circle by about 500 years. The discovery, led by Phil Harding of Wessex Archaeology, is the earliest known structure built to align with the solstice...
The massive Altar Stone at Stonehenge may have received some help from ancient glaciers on its long journey to southern England, but people still likely carried it much of the remaining distance, according to new research.
The study, led by...
Malta is home to some of the oldest and arguably most mysterious megalithic structures known to man, older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge.
Malta's ancient temples date back to 3600 to 2500 BC. Some theorists, such as Graham Hancock, the...
A new scientific study has revealed critical details about what researchers are calling Britain’s largest prehistoric structure, a massive ring of Neolithic pits surrounding Durrington Walls Henge near Stonehenge.
The findings come after advanced analysis by a team led by...
A recent scientific breakthrough has shed new light on the long-standing Stonehenge mystery, with researchers uncovering crucial information from an ancient cow’s tooth found at the historic site.
The tooth, part of a cow's jawbone, discovered near the southern entrance...
A new study has revealed that the stone circle in Dorset, UK known as Flagstones monument is significantly older than previously believed, dating back to around 3,200 B.C. The discovery places it as the oldest known circular enclosure in...
A recent study has questioned the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, the ancient Golan stone circle in Israel, was used as an astronomical observatory. Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that the site’s current alignment does not match celestial...
A new study suggests that Stonehenge was built to unite the ancient Britons. This grand monument may have served as a symbol of unity when new groups from Europe were arriving in the region.
Researchers found that all the stones...
