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 ...

Over 500 ancient stone monuments dot the rolling hills of southwestern Spain. La Torre-La Janera stretches across 220 acres in Huelva province. Prehistoric humans built this sacred landscape starting ...

In the framework of the World Heritage Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments, more than 40 international experts and site managers will convene in ...

A stone kettle drum locally known as Nagaari Gund overlooking the megaliths at Hire Benakal. Photo by author The rock pool created by the megalith builders at Hire Benakal. Photo by author The ...

The mysterious alignments of standing stones scattered across Brittany in France have intrigued archaeologists and tourists alike for centuries. Now, fresh discoveries at the Le Plasker site near ...

Following the Davos visit, the delegation will travel to the United Kingdom as well. Jharkhand's millennia-old megalithic culture is set to be presented on the global stage. A government delegation ...

A “Spanish Stonehenge” is one of many vanished sites beneath Spain’s reservoirs. A drought in Spain has revealed an ancient stone circle that usually stands hidden beneath the waters of the Valdecañas ...

Excavation at Virli Khandar has uncovered a rare composite megalithic burial featuring stone circles with menhirs ...

CHENNAI: A push from residents and local associations to remove protection for certain megalithic sites in the fast-urbanising fringes of Chennai has reached the union government, prompting the ...

Niraj Kumar Mishra, assistant superintendent archaeologist at the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Ranchi Circle, speaks to STOI’s Shikha Yadav about Jharkhand’s megalithic heritage, ongoing ...