If Stonehenge Is Actually a Giant Instrument, What Does It Sound Like?

If Stonehenge Is Actually a Giant Instrument, What Does It Sound Like?

We know that the rocks of Stonehenge were carried there from over 200 miles away , but we’ve never known why. Now, researchers say they believe it was for the special sonic qualities of a particular kind of stone—and that Stonehenge might have served as a bell-like instrument.

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This Is (Possibly) What 5,500-Year-Old Man Looked Like

This Is (Possibly) What 5,500-Year-Old Man Looked Like

This handsome-looking chap doesn’t look a day over 40—but in fact he’s 5,500 years old. This is a startlingly life-like reconstruction of a prehistoric skull buried near the UK’s Stonehenge which is 5,500 years old.

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Stonehenge’s New Visitor Center Looks Positively Neolithic

Stonehenge's New Visitor Center Looks Positively Neolithic

The decrepit old visitor center at Stonehenge has been too small and too old for decades. In fact, it’s been described with typical Brit candor as "disgraceful" and an "embarrassment" to England. Finally, this month, a new, $44 million visitors’ center has opened—here’s a look inside.

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UK Ministry of Defence’s UFO department was disbanded three years ago, had ‘no defense purpose’

UK Ministry of Defence's UFO department was disbanded three years ago, had 'no defense purpose'

National Archive documents recently released show that the UK government’s very own UFO department, which had reported on sightings for over 50 years, was shut down three years ago. The department apparently never revealed any “potential threats” to the country, so the Ministry of Defence closed both the hotline and email address that fielded the public’s sightings of UFOs. A civil servant briefed the current defence minister, Bob Ainsworth, saying: “The level of resources diverted to this task is increasing in response to a recent upsurge in reported sightings, diverting staff from more valuable defence-related activities.” The recently released files also covered some of the sightings reported from across the UK in 2009, which included, perhaps unsurprisingly, Stonehenge.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Met with Jewelry Brand Stonehenge

Samsung joins hands with Korean premium jewelry brand Stonehenge to offer very special experience to Galaxy Note II purchasing customers. Samsung Electronics announced the arrival of the limited edition of “Galaxy Note II with Stonehenge Earcap,” the earphone jack accessories. The limited edition of Galaxy Note II with Stonehenge Earcap has simple but graceful design highlighted by sterling silver Cubic Zirconia.