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

Called hillforts, these ancient fortifications were in prominent locations that were easy to defend from invaders, and were ...

A rainwater harvesting project, undertaken by the Koduvayur grama panchayat, near here, has stumbled upon an unusually large number of megalithic urn burials on top of a hill in the Kollengode ...

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 ...

The Iron Age in Britain spanned from about 750 B.C. until the Roman invasion in 43 A.D., according to the University of Warwick. Pole holes of roundhouses, marked by white circles on the ground ...

By contrast, Northumberland is England’s least visited and least populated national park. Wedged between Newcastle and the ...

Early Iron Age Iranian bladed weaponry is crucial in understanding the metalworking technologies in one of the world's heartlands of metallurgical innovation, the ancient Near East. Illicit ...

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 ...

The 7,500-year-old stone circle observatory in Nabta Playa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Nabta Playa is an ancient circle of stones located in the desert of southern Egypt. The cemetery is ...

Writer and creative workshop leader Liz Hyder’s new book for young adults, The Twelve, is a coming-of-age story featuring stone circles. Here are her picks of stories featuring the mysterious ...