Some 36,500 people partied through the night to celebrate the summer solstice at ancient monument Stonehenge last night leading into this morning picked by pocksucket 5 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A big police operation involving an unmanned drone, horses and drugs sniffer dogs will be launched at Stonehenge tomorrow as huge crowds descend on the ancient site for the summer solstice. picked by kakana 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Pagans and druids, mark your calendars and book your airplane tickets. An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica by the Dec. 21 solstice, just in time for New Age revelers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
This either supports the theory that Stonehenge is an ancient burial site... or it's multiplying. picked by Pazez 2 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Archaeologists have pinpointed the construction of Stonehenge to 2300BC - a key step to discovering how and why the mysterious edifice was built. The radiocarbon date is said to be the most accurate yet and means the ring's original bluestones were put up 300 years later than previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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England's enigmatic Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings and for several hundred years thereafter, new research indicates. 0 comments edit related share worldDating of cremated remains shows burials took place as early as 3000 B.C., when the first ditches around the monument were being built, researchers said Thursday. picked by lpoindexter 2 years ago |
Stonehenge was built as a dance venue for prehistoric raves, according to a university professor. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Shortly after the deadline expired today, he said he had no intention to leave. "We have opened a bottle of mead and we are drinking to Stonehenge. I have done a short ritual and spell of protection, calling on the kings of old. 5 comments edit related share world"I am still here so I am in breach of the order as they see it but I have as much right as anyone else to be here. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago |
The iconic Stonehenge in the UK is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world, but it is not the only stone formation of its kind. Similar stone alignments have been found throughout England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales… and now, it seems, in Lake Michigan. picked by suebe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Watch video of man building Stonehenge. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
The village was home to the ancient British monument's builders and the site of mass rituals that may link Stonehenge with another "henge," archaeologists announced. picked by braveheart 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Retired construction worker Wally Wallington demonstrates how to single-handedly move 1 tonne concrete blocks (or entire barns), and put 9 tonne blocks upright. He believes this may have been the secret to the construction of Stonehenge, which has so far remained a mystery to scientists. picked by molf 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
For her son's birthday, this lady made a cake that looks like Stonehenge. Two years ago, she made one that looks like Myst (the computer game). If I recognize all the places on her Myst cake, does that make me a nerd? ;) picked by julea 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A village of small houses about three kilometers from Britain's mysterious Stonehenge that may have sheltered its builders has been found. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Can’t make it to Stonehenge for the Autumnal Equinox Festival? America’s Stonehenge at Mystery Hill, Salem NH celebrates the change of seasons today and is just one of 350 megalithic sites in New England. Three others are linked here . If you’re nearby, you might be able to catch the celebrations. This site gives an overview of the AE, why it's important, and how it's been c... read full post picked by meggysue 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share science |
Stonehenge, stone circles, dolmens, ancient standing stones, cairns, barrows, hillforts and archaeology of megalithic Europe picked by zemetree 12 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
The Georgia Guidestones may be the most enigmatic monument in the US: huge slabs of granite, inscribed with directions for rebuilding civilization after the apocalypse. Only one man knows who created them—and he's not talking. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
One of the coolest structures left behind by the ancients. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Researchers have unearthed from a young child's grave what has been dubbed the “Stone Henge-Hog” — the first ever statuette, idol or carving of an animate creature found at Stonehenge. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Utah farmer builds a "Redneck Stonehenge" for a fence. picked by JennyCa 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |