What is it? Why does it exist? Lots of theories; little certainty. http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:01:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38038/stonehenge-rocked-as-neolithic-lourdes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTwo archeologists have discovered evidence indicating that Stonehenge was a kind of "Neolithic Lourdes" pilgrimage destination where people came to be healed, the BBC reports. The researchers also used radiocarbon methods to date the mysterious stone circle in southern England to 2300 BC. Mineral analysis indicates the giant bluestone rocks were transported from a site 150 miles away.http://www.newser.com/story/38038/stonehenge-rocked-as-neolithic-lourdes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 21 Sep 2008 22:38:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28750/stonehenge-reveals-itself-its-a-cemetery.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBefore Stonehenge was Stonehenge, it was a cemetery, the New York Times reports. Around the time the first monumental rocks were installed in 2500 BC, the last of an estimated 240 human burials took place at the English site. Researchers say it was likely the burial ground of a ruling family—probably the same clan responsible for erecting the stones.http://www.newser.com/story/28750/stonehenge-reveals-itself-its-a-cemetery.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 29 May 2008 20:08:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28276/vandals-chip-away-at-stonehenge.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVandals chipped off a coin-sized piece of Stonehenge’s central megalith last week before escaping security guards, the AP reports. Two men used a hammer to knock off the piece, then hopped a fence and drove away. Local police are investigating the attack on the ancient World Heritage site.http://www.newser.com/story/28276/vandals-chip-away-at-stonehenge.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 29 May 2008 20:08:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26481/stonehenge-riddle-solved.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA British team has excavated Stonehenge in hope of showing it was once a temple used for healing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Archaeologists focused on the site's 4,000-year-old bluestones, a twin circle of huge rocks, for proof of their origins and purpose. Shamans and witch doctors once likely filled the site, researcher Tim Darvill said, along with "all the sorts of people who in prehistoric terms would look after those who were ill."http://www.newser.com/story/26481/stonehenge-riddle-solved.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 29 May 2008 20:08:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3390/solstice-shines-at-stonehenge.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSpiritually inclined crowds converged on Stonehenge this morning to celebrate the summer solstice, greeting the dawn of the longest day of the year with dancing, drumming, and drinking. The mystical monument shone with floodlights and the glow of the rising sun as more than 20,000 druids, pagans, and other revelers frolicked about, some in cloaks and antlers.http://www.newser.com/story/3390/solstice-shines-at-stonehenge.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 29 May 2008 20:08:49 CDT