New research strengthens the case that Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone was deliberately hauled roughly 700 kilometers, about ...

Ice flow modeling and geological analyses suggest it's possible that glaciers carried the stone part of the way during the last Ice Age. However, scientists say that scenario is unlikely ...

A study published in Nature by researchers from Curtin University and the University of Aberystwyth has identified the geological source of the Altar Stone. The data reveals that the monument’s ...

Stonehenge was constructed around 5,000 years ago. (alzay/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Somber, still, and timeworn, Stonehenge looms large in humanity's mythos – an ancient, enigmatic monument that has ...

"It was one of those kind of serendipitous occasions – a Eureka moment," says Professor Richard Bevins. "I said I can tell you what they are in terms of rock type, but this rock type – I've never seen ...

Doggerland, which once connected Britain to mainland Europe, was abandoned due to climate change and is now submerged under the North Sea ...

A chemical fingerprint taken of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone reveals that it isn’t from Wales, as was previously understood. Instead, researchers believe that the stone came from the Orcadian Basin in ...

Stonehenge has always invited big questions, but one of its most stubborn mysteries sits low to the ground. The Altar Stone, a six-ton sandstone block at the monument's center, appears to have come ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that Stonehenge's Altar Stone, previously thought to have been moved solely by human effort, may have been aided by glacial transport from Scotland to England.

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THE mystery over how Stonehenge’s altar travelled hundreds of miles may have finally been uncovered. The history behind Stonehenge remains one of the UK’s most enduring mysteries, but a new study may ...