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Stonehenge

Fountain City, Wisconsin

Kinstone

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

Ada Stonehenge

Belgrade, Serbia

Ada Stonehenge

This art installation pays homage to the famed stones of European lore.

We Now Know Where Almost All of Stonehenge's Stones Came From

The main source for its largest megaliths is just a stone’s throw from the iconic site.

Isaac Schultz July 31, 2020

Trying to core the ground to take samples last year was like trying to "drill through concrete," Gaffney says. So the team got a bigger drill.

Near Stonehenge, an Even Bigger Neolithic Site Is Hidden Underground

A giant circle of pits is the largest Neolithic site found in Britain to date.

Isaac Schultz June 29, 2020

Baudette, Minnesota

Basshenge

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

This cheese, granola, and bread creation was made by Alexandra McNamara in Tappan, New York.

Stay Home and Build Miniature Monuments, From Stonehenge to Giza

Who needs stones when you have marshmallows or foam?

Jessica Leigh Hester April 21, 2020

Stonehenge Aotearoa.

Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

Did lard help these megaliths make it to Stonehenge?

Does the Mystery of Stonehenge Involve Pig Fat?

New research says the megaliths may have been dragged to the site with the help of lard.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 17, 2019

Stonehenge: then and now, a major attraction.

Pig Remains Show How Far Prehistoric People Traveled to Visit Stonehenge

Epic Neolithic feasts drew crowds from opposite ends of Britain.

Matthew Taub March 13, 2019

King's Lynn, England

Seahenge

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

One of the Welsh quarry excavation sites, Carn Goedog.

Found: Two of the Quarries Responsible for the Megaliths of Stonehenge

And evidence for how the massive stones were removed.

Evan Nicole Brown February 19, 2019

Early photographs of Stonehenge taken from a balloon, exhibited in 1906, published in <em>Archaeologia Vol LX</em>.

For Centuries, People Took Chunks of Stonehenge Home as Souvenirs

During the Victorian era, such behavior was not only common but expected.

Jocelyn Sears July 25, 2018

Zoomed-in view.

Islandmagee, Northern Ireland

Ballylumford Dolmen

This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.

Permanently Closed

Vasehenge.

Zanesville, Ohio

Vasehenge

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

Inside a Victorian Photo Shoot at Stonehenge

Early images of people enjoying and surveying the monument were recently released to the public for the first time.

Cara Giaimo July 9, 2018

The Nine Ladies.

Stanton Lees, England

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

Standing stone with hole.

Sisian, Armenia

Zorats Karer

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Alignment.

Swinton Druids Temple

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.