It is one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain, the largest stone circle in Europe and a sacred meeting place for our ancestors which may even be aligned with the stars. But a new ...

Avebury stands some 25 miles north of Stonehenge and is large enough to fit two Stonehenge-sized circles. Detmar Owen via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY SA-4.0 Avebury, a sprawling network of stone ...

I had never visited Avebury before, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. But after walking among the stones, it quickly became clear this place is something special. Unlike Stonehenge, Avebury allows you ...

While Stonehenge is viewable only from a distance, Britain is dotted with roughly 800 lesser-known stone circles. A favorite ...

AVEBURY henge contains the world’s largest stone circle, but unlike its more famous neighbour Stonehenge, we know little about it. Now buried structures have been found at the monument that suggest ...

Mysterious religious rituals were happening WAY before the stone circle was assembled, in a lesser-known prehistoric site some 20 miles down the road in Avebury, Wiltshire. Experts discovered the ...

More than 20 games for smartphones have been developed to give visitors to the Avebury world heritage site more to explore. The free apps launched have options for children and adults, incorporating ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The monument, which consists of two huge, circular enclosures — each outlined by tall, wooden ...

There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back about 11 ...