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Thousands greet the winter solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument

LONDON — Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year Saturday at the ancient Stonehenge monument. Revelers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 a.m. over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice — the shortest day and the longest …

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Stonehenge mystery is SOLVED after 5,000 years - as scientists finally crack why the mysterious monument was built

Daily Mail

Why the mighty Stonehenge was built around 5,000 years ago has long been one of the great mysteries. Wiltshire's famous stone circle is one of the world's most iconic historic sites and a British cultural icon - but its intended purpose has long divided academics The new research comes a day before the winter solstice - the shortest day of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Pair are charged with damaging ancient monument after Just Stop Oil orange paint protest at Stonehenge

Daily Mail

Two people have been charged with damaging an ancient monument after a Just Stop Oil orange paint protest at Stonehenge just before the summer solstice. Rajan Naidu, 73, and Niamh Lynch, 22, have been charged with destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument after orange paint powder was thrown at Stonehenge during a JSO stunt in June, Wiltshire Police said. …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Timothy Darvill, expert on prehistoric Britain who led excavations at Stonehenge

The Telegraph

Professor Timothy Darvill, who has died of cancer aged 66, was a leading authority on prehistoric Britain; in 2008 he co-directed the first excavations within the stone circle at Stonehenge for more than 40 years, featuring on the BBC’s Timewatch. Through the 1980s to the early 1990s Darvill and Professor Geoffrey Wainwright, later chief archaeologist at English Heritage, worked on …

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5 months ago

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

Associated Press

LONDON — The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. UNESCO said a site’s inclusion on its List of World Heritage Sites in Danger is not punitive and instead is aimed …

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6 months ago

‘Just Stop Oil’ activists vandalise Stonehenge

The Hindu

Climate activists of the ‘Just Stop Oil’ group sprayed orange powder on to the stones of Stonehenge, the prehistoric rock monument in Wiltshire, England, on Wednesday. The U.K.’s top leaders, normally at loggerheads with each other with a general election three weeks away, found common ground over the attack “’Just Stop Oil’ is a disgrace,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said …

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6 months ago

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

Associated Press

LONDON — Two climate protesters who sprayed orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England were arrested Wednesday after two bystanders appeared to intervene and stop them. The latest act by Just Stop Oil was quickly condemned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a “disgraceful act of vandalism.” Labour leader Keir Starmer, his main opponent in the election …

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6 months ago

Climate protesters spray Stonehenge monument with orange paint; two arrested

LA Times

Two protesters sit on the ground after spraying orange paint on the monoliths of Stonehenge in Salisbury, England, on Wednesday. Two climate protesters were arrested Wednesday after spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England, police said. The latest act by the group Just Stop Oil was quickly condemned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a “disgraceful …

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1 year ago

Stonehenge `risks losing world heritage status because...

Daily Mail

Every year, over one million tourists flock to Wiltshire to visit Stonehenge. But despite its popularity, the prehistoric monument could soon be dropped from the prestigious list of United Nations World Heritage sites. But despite its popularity, the prehistoric monument could soon be dropped from the prestigious list of United Nations World Heritage sites Campaigners fighting the tunnel say the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bengaluru's Ejipura Flyover Used As Lamp Post Pillar Has Internet Wondering 'Real Purpose?'

News 18

The elusive Ejipura flyover project in Bengaluru seems to have taken on a life of its own! It seems like an eternity since construction began, and the lack of progress over the past six years has left Bengalureans scratching their heads, searching for alternative uses for the unfinished structure. Recently, a viral picture added an amusing twist to the story, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Bangalore Stonehenge? Ejipura Flyover Project Labelled as 'Monument' on Google Maps Tickles Internet

News 18

The Ejipura flyover project in Bengaluru has been under construction for six years, causing frustration and inconvenience to residents. The screengrab showed the project labelled as “Bangalore Stonehenge”, and sarcastic Google reviews touted it as a must-see tourist attraction. He posted a screenshot of the app, which showed an image of the stalled Ejipura flyover project in Bengaluru labelled as …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Stonehenge ‘was built on land inhabited by deer and wild boar 4,000 years earlier’

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Red deer, elk and wild boar would have roamed opened woodland …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Stonehenge through the ages: Exhibit brings builders to life

Associated Press

LONDON — For a monument that has been drawing crowds for thousands of years, Stonehenge still holds many secrets. “We all feel we know Stonehenge,” lead curator Neil Wilkin said Tuesday. But often we don’t know much, or feel like we don’t know much, about the world, the people who built the monument and who came to worship at the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Stonehenge builders' diets 建造巨石阵的古人也吃甜食？

China Daily

Stonehenge builders' diets 建造巨石阵的古人也吃甜食？ Play audio file 英格兰遗产委员会（ English Heritage ）发现，巨石阵当年的建造者吃过甜食，包括采来的水果和坚果。 Researchers already knew that the builders of the monument, which dates back to 2,500 BC, had eaten pork, beef and dairy. 巨石阵的历史可追溯到公元前2500年，研究人员已知当时建造这处遗迹的人吃过猪肉、牛肉和奶制品。 But this is the first time that excavations at Durrington Walls have shown that they also gathered and cooked hazelnuts and fruit, such as sloe berries and …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Stonehenge to undergo first major repairs in 60 years to fill cracks and holes in monument

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stonehenge will undergo its first renovation in more than 60 …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Stonehenge monument ‘safe’ from road tunnel threat

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Stonehenge monument has been declared “safe” from the threat …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Tunnel Plan Near Historical Stonehenge in Southern England Gets Government's Nod

News 18

The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday, approving controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England. The decision by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps goes against the recommendation of the Planning Inspectorate, which warned of “permanent” and “irreversible” harm arising from the project, unseen in the site’s …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets U.K. government consent

LA Times

Visitors take photographs of the world heritage site of Stonehenge, England, on Dec. 17, 2013. The decision by Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps goes against the recommendation of the Planning Inspectorate, which warned of “permanent” and “irreversible” harm arising from the project, unseen in the site’s history. “This transformational scheme will return the Stonehenge landscape towards its original setting and will …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Falcons return to Stonehenge in revival of Victorian tradition

The Independent

Falcons will return to Stonehenge for a public display this Bank Holiday after an absence of nearly 100 years. Club records dating back to 1872 reveal that one outing by the assembled lords and earls deployed falcons named “Duck Killer”, “The Queen” and “Vampire”. That was until English Heritage decided to bring Victorian falconry back to Stonehenge with three days …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Prehistoric monument discovered 考古学家在巨石阵附近发现史前遗址

China Daily

Prehistoric monument discovered 考古学家在巨石阵附近发现史前遗址本集内容 Prehistoric monument discovered 考古学家在巨石阵附近发现史前遗址学习要点有关 “ancient discoveries（史前遗址的发现）” 的词汇边看边答 Which famous prehistoric site does this new discovery lie close to? Using ground-penetrating radar, they've been able to look deep into the earth and discovered what could be one of the UK’s largest prehistoric sites. 这个遗址是一个由20多个竖井组成的环状结构，建于4000多年前，大约就是在巨石阵建成的时候。 Dr Richard Bates, University of St Andrews These are …

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Thousands greet the winter solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument

Stonehenge mystery is SOLVED after 5,000 years - as scientists finally crack why the mysterious monument was built

Pair are charged with damaging ancient monument after Just Stop Oil orange paint protest at Stonehenge

Timothy Darvill, expert on prehistoric Britain who led excavations at Stonehenge

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

‘Just Stop Oil’ activists vandalise Stonehenge

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

Climate protesters spray Stonehenge monument with orange paint; two arrested

Stonehenge `risks losing world heritage status because...

Bengaluru's Ejipura Flyover Used As Lamp Post Pillar Has Internet Wondering 'Real Purpose?'

Bangalore Stonehenge? Ejipura Flyover Project Labelled as 'Monument' on Google Maps Tickles Internet

Stonehenge ‘was built on land inhabited by deer and wild boar 4,000 years earlier’

Stonehenge through the ages: Exhibit brings builders to life

Stonehenge builders' diets 建造巨石阵的古人也吃甜食？

Stonehenge to undergo first major repairs in 60 years to fill cracks and holes in monument

Stonehenge monument ‘safe’ from road tunnel threat

Tunnel Plan Near Historical Stonehenge in Southern England Gets Government's Nod

Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets U.K. government consent

Falcons return to Stonehenge in revival of Victorian tradition

Prehistoric monument discovered 考古学家在巨石阵附近发现史前遗址