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Humans, not Glaciers, Moved Rocks Used in Stonehenge’s Construction

01/29/2026

Researchers at Curtin University in Australia have presented evidence that humans, rather than glaciers, moved the rocks used in Stonehenge’s construction to England. Their findings were published January 21 in the journal Communications Earth and Environment. Located on Salisbury Plain …

Метки : стоунхенджисследованияархеологиягеологияавстралиянеолит

Neolithic Pits Near Stonehenge Might Have Channeled the Underworld

12/01/2025

An enormous pit circle near Stonehenge was created by Neolithic-era humans who might have conceived it as a portal to the underworld, according to archaeologists behind a newly published paper. “The architects of Stonehenge may have had the heavens in …

Метки : стоунхенджархеологиянеолитпорталвеликобританиязагадка

5,000-Year-Old Dudderhouse Hill Long Cairn Granted Protected Status

07/25/2025

One of England’s oldest structures constructed by humans, the Dudderhouse Hill long cairn, has been granted protected status by the country. At 5,000 years old, the stone marker in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is thought to predate Stonehenge. Cairns …

Метки : дольменархеологиякультурное наследиеанглияпамятникнеолит

Archaeologists Identify 5,500-Year-Old Megalithic Tombs in Poland

07/23/2025

Archaeologists recently discovered two megalithic tombs built 5,500 years ago in Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park in west-central Poland. The tombs are considered among the largest sepulchral structures built in prehistoric Poland and commonly known as “Polish pyramids”, “giants’ graves” or …

Метки : археологиямегалитынеолитисторические открытияпольшадезидери члаповский

Stonehenge: A Guide to England's Most Famous Ancient Monument

02/26/2025

Each year Stonehenge draws more than a million visitors to a spot in southern England about 90 miles from London and 35 miles from Bath. Many of these visitors flock to the site on solstices and equinoxes: On those four …

Метки : стоунхенджархеологиянеолитисторические памятникидревние цивилизациимистерия