The voyage of the Altar Stone: A Stonehenge mystery solved (maybe)
Researchers on Wednesday revealed that the long-mysterious “Altar Stone” at the heart of Stonehenge came from faraway ...
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Stonehenge’s mysterious origins may finally be solved — as new study poses unifying theory
The biggest clue for the new unification theory comes from new details about the Altar Stone — a massive bluestone placed inside the inner circle. Pieces of bluestone taken from the Preseli ...
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Ancient Britons May Have Built Stonehenge to Symbolize Unity
Around 5,000 years ago, prehistoric people in what is now southern England began constructing the circular formation of massive standing and stacked ... stones originated 15 miles north of the site.
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Stonehenge Altar Stone came from Scotland, study finds
The Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge, long believed to have been hauled to southwest England from Wales, was actually transported more than 450 miles from northeastern Scotland, a team of ...
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Stonehenge Altar Stone not from Orkney
The quest for the origins of Stonehenge's six-tonne Altar Stone continues as new research has found it did not come from mainland Orkney. Last month it was revealed the iconic stone came from ...