More than 4,000 years after the stones of Stonehenge were erected on what today is Salisbury Plain in the U.K., astronomers and archaeologists are still investigating its connections to the sky above.

Stonehenge, the infamous stone circle on Salisbury Plain, U.K., dates to around 2500 B.C.E. The monument is aligned so that if you are standing at the center of the ring on the summer soltice (which ...

Ever since humans could look up to see the sky, we have been amazed by its beauty and untold mysteries. Naturally then, astronomy is often described as the oldest of the sciences, inspiring people for ...

The oldest documentation of astronomical studies that we know of were conducted by Babylonians as early as 1800 B.C. The civilization even appointed a group of officials to watch the night sky. Even ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Stonehenge is a mysterious prehistoric monument in England, known for its massive stone circles. It was built around 5,000 years ago, and its ...

"Printed in U.S.A." The first part is a reprint of: Petrie, W. M. Flinders. Stonehenge: plans, description, and theories. London : E. Stanford, 1880. "Stonehenge ...