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Archaeologists and pagans alike glory in the Brodgar complex

Let’s not jump to conclusions about ritual significance, but this site is clearly immensely important to ancient British history The Ring of Brodgar ancient standing stones in Orkney, Scotland, flank...

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Mystery of Britain’s Largest Meteorite Solved. Found at Druids burial site...

With a weight that rivals a baby elephant, a meteorite that fell from space some 30,000 years ago is likely Britain’s largest space rock. And after much sleuthing, researchers think they know where it...

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STONEHENGE: UNCOVERED – February 24th 2012

Unlock the secrets of Stonehenge and the surrounding sites in this exclusive walking tour led by English Heritages’ Properties Historian Susan Greaney.Visit the World Heritage Site and key...

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MEGALITHOMANIA TOURS 2012

The Ultimate Conference for Megalithomaniacs 2012 Join us for an incredible selection of outdoor Antiquarian delights this May. Megalithomania invites you to explore, ponder, dowse, and be captivated...

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The Stonehenge prehistoric landscape. A Satellite view,

I found this wonderful image on the stone-circles web site.  See it here: http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/stone/stonehenge.htm It shows the “ritual” and non-ritual features in the Stonehenge area —...

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Prehistoric Wiltshire. Sites of Significance

If you are in doubt about the key role Wiltshire plays in the long history of these Islands, and that it has done so since the time humans first set foot on our soil, this book joins the growing...

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View Stonehenge and other ancient cultural sites up close with Google’s new...

Google launched the World Wonders Project on  Thursday, a new site that gives users the chance to see ancient and cultural  sites around the world up close. Google’s Street  View has proved to be an...

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Herders rather than farmers, built Stonehenge

The ancient builders of Stonehenge may have had a surprisingly meaty diet and mobile way of life. Although farming first reached the British Isles around 6,000 years ago, cultivation had given way to...

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Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

Ancient bodies lie buried beneath Stonehenge, but what can they tell us about Britain’s greatest prehistoric monument? One man has found vital clues to this ancient puzzle Stonehenge is Britain’s...

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Stonehenge revealed: Why Stones Were a “Special Place”

Lead archaeologist at Stonehenge discusses his team’s discoveries in new book The eerie megaliths of Stonehenge have inspired speculation for centuries. Druids—and sometimes aliens—have been suspected...

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