Was Stonehenge an ancient solar calendar, as a 2022 study claimed? Not at all, says a new study by two scientists who specialize in ancient astronomy.

All in all, the alleged "Neolithic" solar-precise Stonehenge calendar is shown to be a purely modern construct whose archaeoastronomical and calendrical bases are flawed.

Stonehenge's purpose has long been a mystery, with some researchers proposing that it may have been an ancient solar calendar. But now, new analysis suggests the calendar theory is unsubstantiated.

Stonehenge, Professor Darvill said, was a 'simple and elegant' perpetual calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days.

According to the study the theory that Stonehenge served as a a solar calendar is wrong. Instead, its structure would have been linked to the connection between the afterlife and winter solstice ...

The notion that Stonehenge was erected to serve as an ancient calendar has been debunked — and called a purely “modern construct”. This is the conclusion of a pair of physicists who have re ...

This video explores a fresh perspective on Stonehenge’s true purpose and construction. Experts explain new findings about the ...

For centuries, scientists have been trying to determine who built Stonehenge. Today, the leading theory is that several ...

The modern alignment of the Stonehenge standing stones to the summer and winter solstices led to the interpretation of the site as a sort of calendar. This theory has been expanded by a series of ...

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Was Stonehenge an ancient solar calendar, as a 2022 study claimed? Not at all, says a new study by two scientists who specialize in ancient astronomy.