Archaeologists have discovered that what was thought to be a single standing stone in a forest is part of a larger ceremonial site dating back 3,700 years to the Bronze Age. The discovery in Farley ...

An archaeological team discovered a 3,700-year-old ceremonial stone circle site in the English woods. The discovery came thanks to an archaeology enthusiast prompting the search near a known standing ...

An amateur archaeologist recently encouraged researchers to take another look at the Farley Moor standing stone, which was once part of a bigger ceremonial site ...

Where some stone circles have been found to align with celestial movements, the Farley Moor site was located at the head of a water catchment that feeds into a brook that leads to the River Derwent.

Stone circles and henges are among the most common ... strongly linked to the water and the importance it held for Bronze Age communities. "Our forested landscapes harbour some of England ...

"The stone platform predates the standing stone itself, suggesting continuous ritual use of this site over hundreds of years, strongly linked to the water and ... site of the circle as though ...