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Stonehenge to Grant Rare Access to Select Few

Randomly chosen ticket-holders to get crowd-free access inside ancient circle in August

(Newser) - Stonehenge, usually a backdrop for crowds and selfies, is offering something far rarer this August: 20 minutes inside the stone circle for one lucky ticket-holder per day. English Heritage says advance-ticket buyers will automatically be entered into a daily draw that will hand one winner "private time inside the...

Archaeologists May Have Found Stonehenge Prototype

Two nearby holes, which once held wood posts, also align with the solstices, researchers say

(Newser) - Archaeologists say Stonehenge may have had a stripped-down wooden precursor hidden just three miles away. At Bulford, near the famous stone circle, they've identified two post holes that once held large timber pillars set 400 feet apart—aligned with the summer solstice sunrise and winter solstice sunset, much like Stonehenge...

Research Backs Human Muscle in Stonehenge Construction

Altar stone from Scotland unlikely to have been moved by glaciers, study concludes

(Newser) - Stonehenge's biggest mystery rock likely wasn't a free ride from the Ice Age. New research leans hard toward human muscle and planning over glacial help in getting the site's 13,000-plus-pound altar stone more than 450 miles from northeast Scotland to southern England, per Smithsonian . In a new Journal of ...

Thousands at Stonehenge Welcome Winter Solstice

Sun rises on the shortest day of the year

(Newser) - Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice, per the AP . The crowds, many in costume, had gathered before dawn, waiting patiently in the dark and cold field in southwest England. Some sang and beat drums,...

After Reiner's Death, New Spinal Tap Film Is in Limbo

Timing for Stonehenge-themed flick uncertain as filmmakers, family mull posthumous release strategy

(Newser) - Fans will have to wait a bit longer for Rob Reiner's final trip to Stonehenge with Spinal Tap. Indy film company Bleecker Street has put release plans on hold for Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale following the director's death on Sunday, sources tell Variety . The concert...

Stonehenge's Stones May Have Been Moved by Cattle
Stonehenge's Stones May
Have Been Moved by Cows
NEW STUDY
Aug 27, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Stonehenge's Stones May Have Been Moved by Cows

Isotope analysis of a cow tooth suggests animal hailed from Wales, just like the 'bluestones'

(Newser) - A single ancient cow tooth uncovered at Stonehenge is offering fresh clues about the monument's mysterious Welsh origins—and suggesting cattle were used to transport the monument's massive stones across the UK. Researchers from University College London and other institutions analyzed a bovine jawbone discovered in 1924...

Druids, Pagans Celebrate Solstice at Stonehenge
Stonehenge Celebrates Solstice
Jun 21, 2025 12:32 PM CDT

Stonehenge Celebrates Solstice

In 24-hour sunlight, Greenland marks National Day

(Newser) - As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge, where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years. The orange ball crested the northeast horizon behind the Heel Stone,...

Stonehenge Is a Monument to Unity
Stonehenge Might Not
Be a Calendar After All
NEW STUDY
Dec 24, 2024 8:44 AM CST

Stonehenge Might Not Be a Calendar After All

Archaeologist suggests it's a monument to unity, requiring 'significant coordination across Britain'

(Newser) - Researchers spoke of the connectivity of Neolithic society in announcing Stonehenge's six-ton altar stone was likely transported at least 460 miles from northeast Scotland to southern England 4,500 years ago. Now, a leading expert says the prehistoric megalithic structure could only have been created with the unity of...

Stonehenge's Altar Stone Came From Scotland
Stonehenge's Altar Stone
Came From Very Far Away
NEW STUDY
Aug 14, 2024 12:40 PM CDT

Stonehenge's Altar Stone Came From Very Far Away

Neolithic people somehow transported it hundreds of miles from Scotland, researchers say

(Newser) - Researchers aren't sure what the purpose of the Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge was, but they now know where it came from—and it traveled a lot farther than they expected. According to a study published in the journal Nature , the six-ton sandstone slab came from Orcadian...

Stonehenge Vandals Strike Ahead of Solstice

Environmental activists toss orange powder at monument ahead of annual event

(Newser) - A day before celebrations to honor the summer solstice at Britain's iconic Stonehenge, the monument received a surprise paint job. Environmental activists sprayed what authorities described as orange paint at two of the monument's megaliths on Wednesday, per the BBC . A video shared by the Just Stop Oil...

Rare Moon Event May Shed Some Light on Stonehenge

Researchers hope to observe the stones during an upcoming 'lunar standstill'

(Newser) - Researchers have a rare window to observe Stonehenge's possible connection to the moon during an upcoming phenomenon known as a lunar standstill. As the BBC notes, scholars commonly believe the site had cultural and ritualistic connections to the sun during solstice. But the positions of four of its original...

Plans for Controversial Stonehenge Tunnel Approved

Though one expert says no work is likely to start any time soon

(Newser) - Plans for a contentious and long-delayed road tunnel near Stonehenge were approved Friday. The UK transport secretary gave the OK to the $2.2 billion plan to widen roads around the ancient site and build a 2-mile tunnel aimed at reducing traffic on England's A303 road, the Guardian and...

Unprecedented Drought Leads to 'Rare Opportunity'

Scientists rush to study 'Spanish Stonehenge,' ancient rock circle emerging as water levels drop

(Newser) - "Spanish Stonehenge" is back. The Dolmen of Guadalperal, a circle of 150 stones in Caceres believed to be about 7,000 years old, was purposely submerged underwater in 1963, part of Spain's efforts to build the Valdecanas reservoir. Over the years, the rocks occasionally peeked out when weather...

'America's Stonehenge' Demolished After Bombing

Mysterious granite structure was damaged early Wednesday

(Newser) - Early Wednesday, a bomb destroyed part of the mysterious Georgia Guidestones monument in a rural area in the state's northeast. Later in the day, authorities finished the job. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation tweeted a photo of the destroyed granite monument, saying that "for safety reasons, the structure...

Stonehenge Looks Very Different This Week

Photos of Queen Elizabeth projected onto landmark stones to celebrate Platinum Jubilee

(Newser) - Whoever the designers of Stonehenge were, it's probably a decent bet that they didn't have this week's use of their monument in mind: Visitors this week will see photos of Queen Elizabeth II splashed across the front of the sarsens on Salisbury Plain, a tribute to the...

Century of Research Moved Stonehenge Origin Story 2 Miles
Stonehenge's Smaller Stones
Are the Real Mystery
longform
Feb 19, 2022 8:00 AM CST

Stonehenge's Smaller Stones Are the Real Mystery

'New Yorker' dives into the quest to pinpoint the origins of the monument's bluestones

(Newser) - The quest to fully unlock Stonehenge's origins is an ongoing one, and in a lengthy piece for the New Yorker , Simon Akam recaps some of the current research. His piece focuses largely on the bluestones that make up the monument. The sarsens are the behemoths; the bluestones are the...

Stonehenge Builders Made a Smart, or Lucky, Choice
Stonehenge Builders Made
a Smart, or Lucky, Choice
in case you missed it
Aug 21, 2021 6:30 AM CDT

Stonehenge Builders Made a Smart, or Lucky, Choice

Stone core is 99.7% quartz, and unlikely to succumb to erosion

(Newser) - Researchers have uncovered a secret to Stonehenge's everlasting survival, thanks to a long-lost core taken from the ancient structure. Stonecutter Robert Phillips got his hands on one of the three cores taken from a cracked sarsen stone as metal rods were inserted during restoration work in the 1950s . But...

Solstice Crowds Reject Advice to Stay Away From Stonehenge

Live feed was interrupted after people entered restricted area

(Newser) - Dozens of people have ignored advice not to travel to Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice celebrations, which were cancelled Monday due to coronavirus concerns. English Heritage, which looks after the Neolithic monument, had planned a live feed of the sunrise at Stonehenge for the second year in a row....

'MYSTERY SOLVED!' on Origin of Stonehenge's Megaliths

Scientists say most of the giant sandstone slabs came from West Woods in Marlborough Downs

(Newser) - In the 1500s, a British antiquities expert examined Stonehenge's biggest slabs and said he knew where they came from. Now, more than four centuries later, scientists are saying that William Lambarde was right on the money, solving one of the world's great archaeological and geological mysteries. The New ...

Big Discovery Near Stonehenge Adds to Site's Mystique
Scientists Make Big Find
Near Stonehenge
in case you missed it
Jun 27, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Scientists Make Big Find Near Stonehenge

Giant circle of pits discovered about 2 miles away

(Newser) - The more they look, the more intriguing the area around Stonehenge gets to archaeologists. The latest discovery comes about two miles away: Scientists found what Reuters describes as a "giant circle of pits." And this was no random circle: In the exact center is another ancient monument, previously...

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