Tag Archive for 'Megalithic structure'

Neolithic People May Have Hauled Stonehenge’s Giant Altar Stone across Britain

Jun 4, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Neolithic people, not glaciers, moved the Altar Stone — the six-ton central sandstone megalith at Stonehenge — from northeast Scotland to Salisbury...

Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Was Transported from Scotland, Archaeologists Say

Aug 14, 2024 by News Staff

The Altar Stone, a 6-ton sandstone megalith that sits at the center of Stonehenge’s iconic stone circle, was sourced at least 750 km from its current...

The 4,750-year-old circular plaza is at center with the modern city of Cajamarca in the background. Image credit: Toohey et al., doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adl0572.

4,750-Year-Old Monumental Stone Plaza Discovered in Peru

Feb 19, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of anthropologists from the University of Wyoming, the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of New Hampshire has discovered...