The small-scale megalithic ring sits on an ancient hill in Surrey, which was once the site of an Iron Age settlement. Known ...

Stone circles, versions of simple timber circles ... One of 700 hill forts in Wales, this 'Town of the Giants' marked the dawn of the Iron Age, and would have been home to around 50 people.

The researchers suggested that distinctive stones in the calendar circle may have indicated sunrise on the summer solstice, which was a signal for these Stone Age people to soon expect rainfall ...

To sum up, the period of Bronze Age man lasted for almost 1,500 years, a time that took the giant step from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.

The archaeological survey revealed a unique square megalithic monument at the heart of the World Heritage Site An ancient formation discovered within a Neolithic stone circle in Wiltshire is ...

Welsh leaders before the Roman invasion ruled from hillforts whose stone ruins still overlook ... stories" still to be told about Wales' 764 Iron Age hillforts. One of the largest, Garn Goch ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Name: Nabta Playa What it is: An ancient stone circle in the Egyptian desert that may be the ...

O nly 50 kilometres apart, the English national parks of the Lake District and Northumberland feel like distant cousins. The ...

The stone circle was built around 3,000 years ago during the Bronze Age and is aligned with the winter solstice. Visitors can ...

This artifact was used for scraping fur from animal hides. For European and American Stone Age peoples, end scrapers served as heavy- duty scraping tools that could have been used on animal hides ...

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This artifact was used for scraping fur from animal hides. For European and American Stone Age peoples, end scrapers served as heavy- duty scraping tools that could have been used on animal hides ...