The Aswan Quarry hides a colossal unfinished stone whose age and method of cutting challenge the official dynastic timeline. Its size suggests engineering knowledge beyond what early Egyptians are ...

Stonehenge has been the subject of intense scholarly debate ever since early scientific minds began examining the ancient megalith in the early 17th century. Some, like architect Inigo Jones, believed ...

Like many ancient sites, the existence of Su Nuraxi—a 3,500-year-old megalithic complex in Barumini, Sardinia—was known to local farmers long before it caught the attention of professional ...

Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.

Two new prehistoric stone circles have been discovered in the U.K.’s Dartmoor National Park. One of the structures is noted to have “similar features to Stonehenge,” and lends credence to one ...

A 2-tonne megalith in southern Spain was transported to its present location by a hitherto-unknown group of ancient seafarers over 5300 years ago. The Matarrubilla stone is a solid slab of gypsum ...