Stonehenge and Avebury, in Wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. The two sanctuaries consist of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical ...

Unlike Stonehenge, Avebury allows visitors to explore its vast stone circles up close, offering insight into Neolithic engineering and cosmic alignment. Dated around 3000 BC, the site’s sheer ...

Story: After the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the ruler of Egypt, the Khedive Ismail, promised the United States an obelisk. Henry Gorridge, a lieutenant commander of the U.S. Navy ...