The Dark Wives was not only the title of Vera’s last ever episode but the name for three ancient standing stones that loomed rather ominously from the Northumberland hillside in the opening scene.

Glass designer Michael Rudak and craftsman John Galvin draw inspiration from Orkney's ancient standing stones for the whisky's striking presentation. “If the 54 Year Old showcases birth ...

Still, the Hole rune stones are “a rare example of finding several fragments of a rune-stone” in “well-preserved, datable ...

Archaeologists believe they’ve fully excavated eight rooms carved from stone, which were used for ritual practices during the eighth century B.C. Evidence shows that the use of the rooms was ...

Some of the standing stones are more than 6 feet (1.8 m ... a series of dams were built in the 1960s. —Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located ...

Graffiti carved on ancient standing stones on the island of Arran is a heritage crime, Historic Environment Scotland has said. Staff from Scotland's heritage agency found the markings at Machrie ...

I’ve spent almost two decades of my life investigating the intricacies of strength training. But ultimately a lot of it boils down to this: picking stuff up, then putting it down again.

The purpose of these so-called 'sun stones', and the reasons for throwing them into ditches en masse, have been something of a mystery – but ancient ice excavated from Greenland may have the answer.

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

It comes after an ancient amulet once believed to have ... comprises eight rooms containing an altar and a sacred standing stone And experts believe it may have featured in the Bible, because ...

Stone circles are ancient and mysterious indeed ... He will delight you with stories about the largest standing circle in Ireland! If you pass through Kenmare town in County Kerry, park your ...

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen—drawing on research of 60,000 years of volcanic activity derived from ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica—have re-contextualized an ancient ...