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Stonehenge may have been more than a spiritual site, study finds
The origins of Stonehenge have puzzled and inspired people for generations. Now, new findings offer a clearer picture of why ...
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Stonehenge's ‘altar stone' originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows
The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers are one step closer to understanding how the famous stone circle was created. The unique stone lying flat at the center ...
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Stonehenge: Mysterious Origins of 'Unique' Altar Stone Finally Revealed
Languages: English, Spanish A research team has unraveled the mysterious origins of a "unique" stone that forms a key part of Stonehenge, the world-renowned prehistoric monument in southwest ...
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The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies
In the hopes of solving one of the enduring mysteries about the iconic monolith, geologists have shifted the search for the origins of Stonehenge’s central Altar Stone to Scotland after recent ...
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Stonehenge's 6-ton Altar Stone came from hundreds of miles away in Scotland, researchers say
A geological study of the Altar Stone shows it likely came from Orcadian Basin, Scotland, at least 466 miles from Stonehenge, researchers said in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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For Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, an Improbably Long Ancient Journey
By Franz Lidz Near the center of the roughly 5,000-year-old circular monument known as Stonehenge is a six-ton, rectangular chunk of red sandstone. In Arthurian legend, the so-called Altar Stone ...
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Century-old theory of where Stonehenge’s Altar Stone came from overturned by new study
Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, which lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England, was likely transported over 435 miles (700 kilometers) from what’s now northeastern Scotland ...
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Was Stonehenge a phallic temple? New study suggests key stone represents a giant penis
New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the ...
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Stonehenge’s Mysterious Altar Stone Is…Scottish
LONDON—Any visitor to Stonehenge in southern England will have ... Now it turns out one of those stones—the 6-ton altar stone at the center of the prehistoric monument—came all the way ...
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Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows
WASHINGTON — The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers are one step closer to understanding how the famous stone circle was created. The unique stone lying ...
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The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies
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