Prehistoric dwelling unearthed at Isle of Man 3,000 years older than Stonehenge

October 6th, 2009 New Stonehenge find shows religious significanceLONDON — Researchers say a new find near the famous Stonehenge monument shows the religious significance of the site. The smaller prehistoric site is being called "Bluehenge" because of the color of the stones that were placed there thousands of years ago but have since disappeared.

October 6th, 2009 Find: Stonehenge could be part of funeral complexLONDON — The discovery of a small prehistoric circle of stones near Stonehenge may confirm the theory that the mysterious monument in southwest England was part of a massive funeral complex built around a river, researchers said Tuesday. The new find shows that the second stone circle — dubbed "Bluehenge" because it was built with bluestones — once stood next to the River Avon about 1.75 miles (2.8 kilometers) from Stonehenge, one of Britain's best loved and least understood landmarks.

October 3rd, 2009 Prehistoric site found near UK's StonehengeLONDON — Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain's famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Researchers have dubbed the site "Bluehenge," after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path.

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Archaeologists have discovered Stonehenge's 'little sister', dubbed 'Bluehenge', which is located a mile away from Britain's famous circle of prehistoric standing stones. According to a report in the Telegraph, the new circle unearthed in secret over the summer, is one of the most important prehistoric finds in decades.

October 3rd, 2009 New site found near StonehengeLONDON — Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain's famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Researchers have dubbed the site "Bluehenge," after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path.

October 3rd, 2009 English archaeologists find new prehistoric siteLONDON — Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain's famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Researchers have dubbed the site "Bluehenge," after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - In a new research, a scientist has found that prehistoric man navigated his way across England using a crude version of a satellite navigation system, which was based on stone circle markers. According to a report in the Telegraph, the research, by historian and writer Tom Brooks, shows that Britain's Stone Age ancestors were "'sophisticated engineers" and far from a barbaric race.

August 18th, 2009 ANKARA - Archeologists have unearthed a 16,000 year-old mother goddess figurine during excavations in Direkli Cave in the southern province of Kahramanmaras in Turkey. According to a report in Today's Zaman, Gazi University Archeology Department lecturer Cevdet Merih Erek told the Anatolia news agency that the excavations in Direkli Cave, 65 km away from Kahramanmaras, started on July 15.

August 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of archaeologists has unearthed London's oldest timber structure, which through radiocarbon dating has been proven to be nearly 6,000 years old, predating Stonehenge by more than 500 years. The structure was discovered by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East (part of the Institute of Archaeology at UCL).

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - England's most famous site, Stonehenge, saw a record crowd of 36,500 revellers celebrating the summer solstice on June 21. New Age Druids, sun-worshippers and chanting hippies attended the annual bash on Salisbury Plain, Wilts.

June 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists, by spotting strange crop circle-like formations from the air, have discovered a huge prehistoric ceremonial complex in southern England, which dating back to 6,000 years, is a thousand years older than the Stonehenge. The site includes the remains of wooden temples and two massive, 6,000-year-old tombs that are among "Britain's first architecture," archaeologist Helen Wickstead, leader of the Damerham Archaeology Project, told National Geographic News.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Archaeologists have found a prehistoric complex, including two 6,000-year-old tombs, in Hampshire, just next to Stonehenge. According to a report in The Times, the Neolithic tombs, which until now had gone unnoticed under farmland despite being just 15 miles from Stonehenge, are some of the oldest monuments to have been found in Britain.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by a team led by a Kingston University archaeologist. According to a report in Alpha Galileo, Dr Helen Wickstead and her colleagues were stunned and delighted to find the previously undiscovered Neolithic tombs, also known as long barrows at a site at Damerham, Hampshire.

June 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Manhattan area in the city of New York is all set to become a modern day Stonehenge, not once, but two times in the summer. According to a report in Live Science, for 15 minutes around sunset on two days this summer, the sun will set in exact alignment with the cross streets of Manhattan's street grid, making the city's towering buildings function something like a modern-day Stonehenge.

May 13th, 2009 UK government decides to improve Stonehenge siteLONDON — The British government Wednesday announced plans for major improvements at Stonehenge to be completed ahead of the 2012 Olympics, when hordes of visitors are expected. The hotly debated plans call for one of the roads near the prehistoric monument to be closed and grassed over to make the site more tranquil and to link the mysterious stone circle to the rest of the site.