There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back about 11 ...

Each of the 32 colossal stones that make up the Menga Dolmen, a 5,600-year-old megalithic monument in southern Spain, is many times bigger than the largest megaliths at Stonehenge, the most famous ...

Like many ancient sites, the existence of Su Nuraxi—a 3,500-year-old megalithic complex in Barumini, Sardinia—was known to local farmers long before it caught the attention of professional ...

The Carnac megaliths in Brittany, France, are one of Europe’s most mysterious archaeological sites. Extending miles across the Breton countryside, these thousands of standing stones have always ...

For decades, it was believed that Rujm el-Hiri—an ancient stone megalith located on Syria’s Golan Heights plateau consisting of circular walls orbiting a central mound—was used as an astronomical ...

Archaeologists discover unique megalithic burials in Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh, revealing insights into ancient funerary ...

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Collectively, the megaliths weigh about 1,140 metric tons. “I tell the students in my lectures … the weight is more than two Boeing 747 airplanes combined, the ones that fly across continents and so ...