Stonehenge `risks losing world heritage status because...
The High Court heard today how Stonehenge is at risk of being delisted if a road tunnel near the project goes ahead.
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The man who gave us Stonehenge: How wealthy lawyer bought Neolithic monument for £6,600 before bequeathing it to Britain on this day in 1918...on condition it wouldn't cost more than a shilling to visit (but now costs £21!)
The 5,000-year-old stone circle on Salisbury Plain was once in private hands and therefore at the mercy of vandals and thieves looking to pocket a bit of history. Above: The stones in 1870.
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Stonehenge was NOT a giant calendar, scientists say
It's one of the world's most iconic historical sites and a British cultural icon, but it seems the debate over how and why Stonehenge was built around 5,000 years ago is far from over.
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Prehistoric 'Spanish Stonehenge' more than 7,000 years old re-emerges from a reservoir
Spanish Stonehenge, which is 2,000 years older than England's, has re-appeared from the depths of a reservoir due to an intense drought draining the waterbody to just 28% capacity.
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Prehistoric hunting pits discovered at Stonehenge
The pits date from 8,200 BCE to 7,800 BCE and were found by University of Birmingham and Ghent University researchers using a combination of novel geophysics and 'traditional' archaeology.
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