A new study has finally solved a decades-old mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls, offering an explanation for the peculiar 364-day calendar found within the ancient texts. For years, scholars ...

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered a 12,000-year-old monument that may represent humanity’s oldest calendar, a groundbreaking discovery in the field of archaeology. This ancient structure could redefine our ...

A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets. Excavating for the first time in the sprawling complex of Xultún in Guatemala’s ...

A Turkish site thought to predate the Great Pyramid of Giza by seven millennia is host to mysterious carvings that archeologists believe could depict a devastating ancient comet strike. The carvings ...

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.