(Reuters) - The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge's imposing megaliths has revealed some of the traits that made them an exemplary building material for the famed monument in ...

In 2023, a minor cultural scandal hit Carnac, northwest France. Mr. Bricolage, a home improvement chain, was opening up in the town, but to do so it had cleared away a field of ancient stones.

A newly documented stone wall lying beneath the Atlantic off western France is forcing archaeologists to rethink when ...

Although Stonehenge may be the most famous of Europe's megaliths, it's far from the only one: There are about 35,000 of these mysterious stone structures throughout the continent. Now a new study ...

Stonehenge and similar large, arranged rock structures around Europe may have a common origin. Hunter-gatherers in northwestern France might have first created these megaliths around 7,000 years ago ...

On the Breton coast, thousands of standing stones that have stood for millennia intrigue scientists and visitors alike. A recent study finally sheds light on their true age and their place in European ...

How humans moved large rocks to construct monuments has fueled many theories, even though it is a matter of physics and coordinated efforts by a large workforce. A more interesting concept to explore ...

William Cohea Jr. spent the day Sunday surveying the grounds of his Columcille Megalith Stone Park in Upper Mount Bethel Township, a spiritual retreat where “tired sinners and reluctant saints” could ...

Researchers have announced that they have solved a centuries-long mystery surrounding the origin of most of the large stones that make up the outer ring of Stonehenge, in an article published to the ...

Batuh Ritung, located at Pa’ Lungan village in the northern part of the Kelabit Highlands. The megaliths were part of traditional tribal rituals for the dead for generations. In the distant past, ...