Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial photo of Stonehenge at sunrise. Stonehenge wasn't a prehistoric solar calendar but served mainly as a memorial to the ...

Stonehenge may have served as a calendar to keep track of the yearly movements of the sun, suggesting a prehistoric link to sun worship in the eastern Mediterranean, according to new research. A study ...

It had long been thought that the famous site of Stonehenge served as an ancient calendar, given its alignment with the solstices. Now, research has identified how it may have worked. New finds about ...

A new study explains how the ancient solar calendar may have worked at Stonehenge — and why it was constructed in the first place. Stonehenge has always been shrouded in mystery. The ancient monument ...

Archaeologists in China have unearthed a set of wooden, rectangular pieces in an immaculately well-preserved 2,000-year-old tomb. Researchers say these pieces are linked to an ancient “astronomical ...

WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 11: Stonehenge monument is seen on December 11, 2013 in Wiltshire, England. English Heritage will be unveiling the new multi-million pound visitor centre at Stonehenge – ...

Stonehenge may have served as a calendar to keep track of the yearly movements of the sun, suggesting a prehistoric link to sun worship in the eastern Mediterranean, according to new research. A study ...