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Archaeological work in the forests has identified ten settlements from the time, which may explain the monumentality of ...
Stonehenge has been the subject of intense scholarly debate ever since early scientific minds began examining the ancient megalith in the early 17th century. Some, like architect Inigo Jones ...
And while they did leave us a lot of monuments that took, well, monumental effort to build—think Stonehenge or the ... places for pottery disposal. An aerial view of Scotland's stone-age ...
And unless you’re travelling by helicopter, you won’t see Stonehenge like this – from an aerial view, this UNESCO World Heritage Site looks completely different, but no less impressive. One of ...
Learn how archaeologists used radiocarbon dating to debunk one of the most defining moments in British history.
National Trust’s largest lowland peat restoration a ‘powerful step forward’ - Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, which has been ...
A hundred years ago, we published our first photo of Stonehenge—this black-and-white aerial image—in the magazine. Photograph by CENTRAL AEROPHOTO CO. LTD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IMAGE COLLECTION ...
Alternately nicknamed the “Wheel of Ghosts,” the “Wheel of Giants,” and even the “Stonehenge of the East ... from Israel and Azerbaijan used satellite images and geomagnetic data ...
An aerial view of the 150th Preakness Stakes shows Journalism in fourth place. / Screengrab Twitter @NBCSports Journalism beat the tightest of deadlines to win the 150th Preakness Stakes at ...
The satellite gives researchers a multidimensional view of water levels, which they can use to calculate, for instance, the slope of a wave or eddy. This in turn yields information on the amount ...
This view of South Tyneside was captured in 2015. (Photo by Historic England Archive/Heritage Images via Getty Images) | Heritage Images via Getty Images It is an aerial view of Lizard Lane ...
Work on Stonehenge began around 3000 B.C., with a ditch circling wood posts. Doug Stern Work on Stonehenge began around 3000 B.C., with a ditch circling wood posts. Doug Stern Six-foot-tall stones ...