June 21, ca. 2500 B.C.E.: Summering at Stonehenge

Stonehenge, the infamous stone circle on Salisbury Plain, U.K., dates to around 2500 B.C.E. The monument is aligned so that if you are standing at the center of the ring on the summer soltice (which can be June 20, 21, or 22), the Sun rises over the Heel Stone; solstice celebrations are believed to haveContinue reading “June 21, ca. 2500 B.C.E.: Summering at Stonehenge”
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