An archaeological find revealed in eastern France offers a never-seen-before mix of enclosures. They could rewrite history.

The circular enclosure at Flagstones near Dorchester may be the oldest of its kind in Britain, and it’s rewriting what archaeologists thought they knew about how the Neolithic world transformed.

The site’s unique structure – a perfectly circular ditched enclosure containing both burials and cremations – represents a fascinating blend of practices from different prehistoric periods.

At 5,200 years old, Flagstones is the oldest known large, circular enclosure of its kind in Britain. After its construction, circular monuments were built in numerous other locations.

Learn about Flagstones, a circular enclosure in southern Britain that is now dated to around 3200 B.C.E The site, which was used for ancient burials, now predates Stonehenge.

Could This Prehistoric Burial Site Have Influenced the Construction of Stonehenge? Researchers say that Flagstones, a large circular enclosure in southern England, dates to around 3200 B.C.E ...

This discovery consists of two systems of circular enclosures dating from the Bronze Age, found on a hillside in the valley. These circular enclosures, located approximately thirty meters apart, are ...

Flagstones, a burial site in Dorset, on the English Channel, may actually be the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain, according to new research by experts from the University of ...

The central structure of the monument, discovered by scientists from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap), is a circular enclosure measuring 11 meters in ...

Top of the Rock's newest attraction, Skylift, is an open-air circular platform that rises 30 feet above the rooftop and spins 360 degrees for a panoramic view. Here's what it's like to visit.

The site’s unique structure – a perfectly circular ditched enclosure containing both burials and cremations – represents a fascinating blend of practices from different prehistoric periods.