The Neolithic farmers and herders who built a massive stone chamber in southern Spain nearly 6,000 years ago possessed a good rudimentary grasp of physics, geometry, geology and architectural ...

Ramps left behind at the unfinished sites show that they were likely used to put one stone on top of another to build these massive structures that have stood the test of time. The Parthenon was built ...

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat ...

As early as the 13th century, people have linked the tomb to the mythical King Arthur, the ruler of the fictitious kingdom of Camelot. According to legend, King Arthur battled a giant in a duel at ...

It was built in several phases between 5,000 and 4,200 years ago. The Altar Stone is one of the most enigmatic rocks at Stonehenge, and is generally grouped with the bluestones. Despite its name ...

But a new study of the Altar Stone, which lies at the heart of the horseshoe-shaped monument, suggests that it traveled a great distance to get there. A mineral analysis found that the stone ...

Even the briefest glance at promotional materials for The Casting of Frank Stone reveals that it is a story "from the world of Dead by Daylight". Nowhere is this more apparent than on the title ...

Researchers say they’ve tracked down the origins of Stonehenge’s so-called “Altar Stone,” the monolith at the center of one of the world’s most mysterious monuments. The purpose of the ...

The 6-tonne Altar Stone inside Stonehenge may have come from a location in Scotland more than 700km away from its final placement, according to a new study. "Fingerprinting" samples of the stone ...

The once-majestic, now fallen stone that represents perhaps the strangest component of Stonehenge traveled a very long way to take pride of place in the mysterious ancient megalith. The so-called ...