Spectators gather at Stonehenge to watch a group of Druids carry out the Dawn Ceremony on the summer solstice, or longest day of the year, 1956
Politics & History

Stonehenge Before the Druids (Long, Long, Before The Druids)

The clash of academic archaeology and what might be called folk archaeology comes into stark focus at Stonehenge.
Photograph: Sunrise between the stones at Stonehenge on the Winter Solstice in the mid 1980s. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StonehengeSunrise1980s.jpg
Education & Society

Celebrating Solstice the Ancient Greek Way

The winter solstice Festival of Poseidon was epic.
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Natural Science

Stonehenge’s Larger Neighbor

The discovery of Durrington Walls, a monument more formidable than Stonehenge, deepens the mystery of these Neolithic structures.