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Dutch unveil 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge'-like discovery
Dutch archaeologists on June 21 revealed an around 4,000-year-old religious site, dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" in the country's media, which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar.
Explosion destroys large part of Georgia Guidestones monument
It is known as “America’s Stonehenge.”
Misty sunrise for the summer solstice at Stonehenge
The sun was long overdue on June 21 but when it finally appeared, faces lit up and arms rose as one to greet the summer solstice at Britain's most famous prehistoric monument.
The sun was scheduled to come up on the longest day of the year at 4:49 am (3:49 GMT) but was shy in a sky as hazy as the minds of many of the midsummer revelers who spent the night at the sacred site.
‘Interconnected world’ behind Stonehenge
As the sun rose over the frost on Salisbury Plain, archaeologist Sarah Greaney conjured up a picture of the hundreds of workers who built Stonehenge, a Neolithic wonder in southern England.
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Archaeologists discovered the German “Stonehenge”
Larger than Stonehenge
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The Boscombe Down Incident remains one of military aviation’s most intriguing mysteries
A secret aircraft reportedly crashed during takeoff at RAF Boscombe Down in 1994 sparking what has been an enduring mystery
Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths
The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge's imposing megaliths has revealed some of the traits that made them an exemplary building material for the famed monument in southern England including their stout resistance to weathering.
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Thracian dolmens in Turkey's Edirne
As enchanting as they are mysterious, U.K.'s landmark Stonehenge is not the only one of its kind in the world. According to an art history professor, the dolmens in Turkey's Thracian provinces have a lot of functional similarities with the Stonehenge.
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UK official reassures residents in poisoning case
Britain's home secretary is visiting Amesbury and Salisbury in southwestern England to reassure residents that the risk to the public remains very low despite the recent poisoning of two people exposed to a deadly nerve agent.
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Man and Woman were Found Unconscious near Salisbury
(Reuters) - British police declared a major incident late on Tuesday after it said a man and a woman in a critical condition may have been exposed to an unknown substance near the southern English town of Salisbury.