Tag: Stonehenge
Battle for Stonehenge – trial against car tunnel near the cult site
World Heritage Battle for Stonehenge – trial against car tunnel near the cult site Photos of the stone circle always hide the highway. © Picture Alliance The government wants to…
Video: Thousands celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge
The stone circle in south-west England probably served as a place of worship for Neolithic people. From June 20th to 21st, thousands celebrated the shortest night of the year there…
Did Stonehenge serve as a calendar? – Knowledge
What was all this about? More than 4,000 years ago, people in the south of what is now England put up dozens of stone blocks in what is believed to…
Archeology: The Mystery of the Stones
In south-west Spain, archaeologists have discovered megaliths arranged in huge circles and lines, one of the largest prehistoric sites in Europe. What was the facility used for? source site
Video: Drought exposes “Spanish Stonehenge”.
STORY: The drought has the whole of Europe firmly in its grip. In Spain, too, the effects cannot be overlooked. The Valdecañas reservoir, for example, has shrunk to 28 percent…
Time Lapse: Photographer captures the magical night sky over Stonehenge
Watch the video: The night sky in Great Britain can be so beautiful The British night sky is at its most beautiful in these images. Photographer Chris Cork took the…
“American Stonehenge”: Explosion destroys mysterious monument (video)
Watch the video: Attack on “American Stonehenge” – explosive attack destroys mysterious monument The Georgia Guidestones monument in Elbert County was badly damaged by a bomb attack on Wednesday. A…
Stonehenge was amazingly complex solar calendar, new study finds
World Heritage According to a new study, Stonehenge was an amazingly complex solar calendar – and that’s how it worked The Rocks of Stonehenge: Scientists have new insights into the…
Populated with menhirs and dolmens, the region wants its Stonehenge
It is the most famous megalithic site in the world. With its set of stones erected in a circle, Stonehenge, located in the county of Wiltshire in the south-west of…
Exhibition in London’s British Museum on the mystery of Stonehenge – culture
A limestone cylinder decorated all around with spiral and chevron designs, triangles and rhombuses. Massive and enigmatic, it stands behind glass, just a few centimeters from the viewer. The closeness…