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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument and UNESCO World Heritage site located in Wiltshire, southern England. Archaeologists believe it was built in three stages anywhere between 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The monument is constructed of Bluestone, Sarsen, Welsh Sandstone which stand in a ring. It is not known why or how Stonehenge was constructed - some believe it was a place of healing while others claim it is a burial place. It attracts millions of visitors each year.

Just Stop Oil activists glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at a van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London in October 2022. Photo: Just Stop Oil via Reuters

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Britain

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Activists spraying an orange substance at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, on Wednesday. Photo: Just Stop Oil via AFP

The Netherlands

4,000-year-old ‘Dutch Stonehenge’ site unveiled in the Netherlands

The open-air sanctuary includes a large burial mound serving as a solar calendar, with several passages through which the sun shone on certain days of the year.

22 Jun 2023 - 7:48AMvideocam

Britain

Thousands flock to Stonehenge for summer solstice, longest day of the year

Druids, pagans and other revellers greeted the 4.49am sunrise at the ancient stone circle in southern England, for the first time since the pandemic began.

22 Jun 2022 - 8:25AM

Art

Calculator, cemetery or shrine? The mysteries of Stonehenge unravelled

An exhibition about Stonehenge at the British Museum in London aims to bring to life the history of the surprisingly sophisticated sun-worshipping people who built it.

17 Feb 2022 - 11:51AM

People visit the prehistoric monument Stonehenge near Amesbury in southern England on January 19, 2022. - As the sun rose over the frost on Salisbury Plain, Sarah Greaney summoned the prehistoric ghosts of the hundreds of workers who built Stonehenge. “These people are farmers, they have crops, they have animals and the turning of the year would have been a major part of their lifestyles,” Greaney, senior properties historian at English Heritage, told AFP. It is 4,500 years since labourers from across Britain and the European mainland descended on the vast plain in southwest England, hoisting the huge stones to form the now world-famous landmark. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Anna CUENCA

Britain

Video | Stonehenge mystery solved

30 Jul 2020 - 3:02PM

History

Mystery solved: scientists trace source of Stonehenge boulders

Finding boosts theory that circle’s giant stones – known as sarsens – were moved at about the same time, a sign that builders were from a highly organised society.

30 Jul 2020 - 8:16PMvideocam

Britain

‘Remarkable’ ring of ancient pits found near Britain’s Stonehenge

Some 20 or more massive shafts forming a circle more than 10 metres in diameter have been uncovered close to the ancient settlement of Durrington Walls.

22 Jun 2020 - 9:21PM

A couple take a selfie near the Stonehenge stone circle in Britain. Photo: Reuters

Travel pros and cons

Stonehenge: the good, bad and ugly sides

When it comes to public access to Britain’s most visited attraction outside London, heritage bodies are walking a fine line between exploitation and conservation

17 Oct 2017 - 3:20PM

US President Barack Obama ticks Stonehenge off his bucket list in 2014. Picture: AFP

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Stonehenge

‘The end of soup on van Goghs’: UK activists to stop climate protest stunts

The group says it has succeeded in stopping Britain from approving new oil and gas projects and will hold one last demonstration in London.

Editorial | Events can ill-afford to leave Hong Kong deflated

Inflatable replicas of world landmarks defended by Hong Kong art show organisers

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

The action by Just Stop Oil comes a day before thousands are expected to gather at the ancient stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice.

4,000-year-old ‘Dutch Stonehenge’ site unveiled in the Netherlands

The open-air sanctuary includes a large burial mound serving as a solar calendar, with several passages through which the sun shone on certain days of the year.

Thousands flock to Stonehenge for summer solstice, longest day of the year

Druids, pagans and other revellers greeted the 4.49am sunrise at the ancient stone circle in southern England, for the first time since the pandemic began.

Calculator, cemetery or shrine? The mysteries of Stonehenge unravelled

An exhibition about Stonehenge at the British Museum in London aims to bring to life the history of the surprisingly sophisticated sun-worshipping people who built it.

Video | Stonehenge mystery solved

Mystery solved: scientists trace source of Stonehenge boulders

Finding boosts theory that circle’s giant stones – known as sarsens – were moved at about the same time, a sign that builders were from a highly organised society.

‘Remarkable’ ring of ancient pits found near Britain’s Stonehenge

Some 20 or more massive shafts forming a circle more than 10 metres in diameter have been uncovered close to the ancient settlement of Durrington Walls.

Stonehenge: the good, bad and ugly sides

When it comes to public access to Britain’s most visited attraction outside London, heritage bodies are walking a fine line between exploitation and conservation

Update | Queen Elizabeth II at 90 -- What a day it was

The Giants' Ring

The Broken Stone and the Secret of the Heavens' Henge

Standing the test of time

Ask Mr Brain...all will be explained

HK's date with top scientist

The origin of Stonehenge

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