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Britain’s Stonehenge is yet again a source of fascination ahead of the winter solstice
5 days, 15 hours ago

Britain’s Stonehenge is yet again a source of fascination ahead of the winter solstice

Associated Press  

LONDON — It’s that time of year when crowds of pagans, druids, hippies and tourists head to Stonehenge in Britain to celebrate the winter solstice, with the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. They base that on a recent discovery that one of Stonehenge’s stones — the unique stone lying flat at the center of the …

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Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows
4 months, 1 week ago

Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows

LA Times  

Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, England, was constructed around 5,000 years ago, with stones forming different circles brought to the site at different times. For more than a hundred years, scientists believed that Stonehenge’s central sandstone slab — long called the “altar stone” — came from much closer Wales. Stonehenge was constructed around 5,000 years ago, with stones forming different circles brought …

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Stonehenge, Avebury, will not be listed as world heritage in danger: UNESCO
5 months ago

Stonehenge, Avebury, will not be listed as world heritage in danger: UNESCO

Hindustan Times  

The 46th World Heritage Committee has decided against including Stonehenge, Avebury, and associated sites in the United Kingdom on the List of World Heritage in Danger. “The site Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites has not been inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger,” a UNESCO spokesperson said after a discussion on it at the committee’s meeting in New …

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Druid chief blasts Just Stop Oil ‘random attention seeking’ after Stonehenge stunt
6 months ago

Druid chief blasts Just Stop Oil ‘random attention seeking’ after Stonehenge stunt

The Independent  

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The solstice site older (and bigger) than Stonehenge
6 months ago

The solstice site older (and bigger) than Stonehenge

BBC  

The solstice site older than Stonehenge Alamy Avebury is estimated to be 800 years older and 10 times larger in diameter than Stonehenge Just 38km north of Stonehenge, Avebury draws its own annual solstice visitors who want a more up close and personal experience with Britain's ancient standing stones. But just 38km north, another site, estimated to be 800 years …

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Will Stonehenge lose its Unesco World Heritage status?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Stonehenge lose its Unesco World Heritage status?

BBC  

Will Stonehenge lose its Unesco World Heritage status? A month earlier, in February 2024, a High Court judge had rejected a legal challenge against plans to build a road tunnel under the World Heritage site in Wiltshire, south-west England, paving the way for one of the UK's most controversial construction projects in living memory. However, Unesco have condemned the plan …

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Stonehenge `risks losing world heritage status because...
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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Campaigners launch fresh Stonehenge road legal challenge
1 year, 3 months ago

Campaigners launch fresh Stonehenge road legal challenge

The Independent  

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Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands
1 year, 6 months ago

Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands

The Hindu  

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old sanctuary made up of ditches and burial mounds in the central Netherlands that they believe may have served a similar purpose to Stonehenge. The archaeologists also discovered offerings, including animal skeletons, human skulls and valuable items such as a bronze spearhead, at the spots where the sun shone through the openings, according to a statement …

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Glastonbury starts: Music fans arrive after queuing overnight as gates officially open
1 year, 6 months ago

Glastonbury starts: Music fans arrive after queuing overnight as gates officially open

Daily Mail  

Thousands of people descended on Somerset today for the first day of Glastonbury. Spirits were high as people queued on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival on Wednesday morning Festival-goers seek shelter from a heavy downpour at Glastonbury Festival Festivalgoers carry inflatable mattresses in the rain on the first day of the Glastonbury festival The gates for Glastonbury Festival …

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‘Spanish Stonehenge’ emerges from drought-hit dam
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Spanish Stonehenge’ emerges from drought-hit dam

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A brutal summer has caused havoc for many in rural Spain, but one unexpected side-effect …

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Not Pyramids of Giza or Stonehenge, This May be World's Oldest Archaeological Site
3 years, 3 months ago

Not Pyramids of Giza or Stonehenge, This May be World's Oldest Archaeological Site

News 18  

About 3.3 million years ago, a lakeside rock began to be chiselled away by a human hand. “Lomekwi 3 is the world’s oldest known archaeological site,” research co-author Lewis told Live Science. According to the website of the Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins project, Australopithecus Garhi, a human progenitor that lived in east Africa approximately 2.5 million years ago, may have …

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An immense mystery older than Stonehenge
3 years, 4 months ago

An immense mystery older than Stonehenge

BBC  

An immense mystery older than Stonehenge mfatih5er/Getty Images Reshaping previous ideas on the story of civilisation, Gobekli Tepe in Turkey was built by a prehistoric people 6,000 years before Stonehenge. Atop a limestone plateau near Urfa called Gobekli Tepe, Turkish for "Belly Hill", Schmidt discovered more than 20 circular stone enclosures. Schmidt thought these hunter-gatherers had come together 11,500 years …

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Stonehenge monument ‘safe’ from road tunnel threat
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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'Mass trespass' closes UK heritage site of Stonehenge
4 years ago

'Mass trespass' closes UK heritage site of Stonehenge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge …

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Tunnel Plan Near Historical Stonehenge in Southern England Gets Government's Nod
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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Tunnel plan near Stonehenge gets U.K. government consent
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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Stonehenge megaliths' origin tracked by scientists to West Woods site 25 kilometres away
4 years, 4 months ago

Stonehenge megaliths' origin tracked by scientists to West Woods site 25 kilometres away

ABC  

Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in Wiltshire, England, thanks to a core sample that had been kept in the United States for decades. Key points: A core sample of the sarsens was taken in the 1950s during conservation work The stones …

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