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Mysterious 5,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the East’ is drifting over time, study shows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mysterious 5,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the East’ is drifting over time, study shows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in …

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Scientists may have discovered the true purpose behind construction of Stonehenge
2 months, 1 week ago

Scientists may have discovered the true purpose behind construction of Stonehenge

The Independent  

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Scientists may have discovered the true purpose behind construction of Stonehenge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists may have discovered the true purpose behind construction of Stonehenge

The Independent  

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Why was Stonehenge built? Scientists may have finally found an answer to 5,000-year-old mystery
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why was Stonehenge built? Scientists may have finally found an answer to 5,000-year-old mystery

India Today  

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery of the UK's iconic Stonehenge, which has fascinated people for hundreds of years. The latest study said that the Altar Stone, a key monolith in the center of the circle, was brought from northeastern Scotland which is around 435 miles away. "The fact that all of its stones originated from distant regions, making …

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Stonehenge Altar Stone mystery deepens as research reveals it’s not from Orkney
6 months, 1 week ago

Stonehenge Altar Stone mystery deepens as research reveals it’s not from Orkney

The Independent  

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Stonehenge mystery deepens as Altar Stone traced to Scotland
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Stonehenge mystery deepens as Altar Stone traced to Scotland

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-08-16 10:11 The moon rises behind Stonehenge on June 20 in Wiltshire, England. FINNBARR WEBSTER/GETTY IMAGES PARIS — A central stone of the famous Stonehenge monument in southwest England came from 750 kilometers away in northeast Scotland, surprised scientists said Wednesday, solving one mystery but raising another: how did its prehistoric builders move the huge slab so far? Using …

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The Altar Stone at the centre of Stonehenge may have come from more than 700km away in Scotland, Australian study suggests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Altar Stone at the centre of Stonehenge may have come from more than 700km away in Scotland, Australian study suggests

ABC  

The 6-tonne stone at the centre of Stonehenge may have come from a location in Scotland more than 700km away from its final placement, new research has suggested. The Altar Stone was long believed to have come from Wales, but may have been transported via sea, according to research led by Curtin University and published in science journal Nature. The …

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Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows
7 months ago

Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows

LA Times  

Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, England, was constructed around 5,000 years ago, with stones forming different circles brought to the site at different times. For more than a hundred years, scientists believed that Stonehenge’s central sandstone slab — long called the “altar stone” — came from much closer Wales. Stonehenge was constructed around 5,000 years ago, with stones forming different circles brought …

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Stonehenge megaliths' origin tracked by scientists to West Woods site 25 kilometres away
4 years, 7 months ago

Stonehenge megaliths' origin tracked by scientists to West Woods site 25 kilometres away

ABC  

Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in Wiltshire, England, thanks to a core sample that had been kept in the United States for decades. Key points: A core sample of the sarsens was taken in the 1950s during conservation work The stones …

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Neolithic Britons travelled across country for regular mass national feasts 4,500 years ago, new research claims
6 years ago

Neolithic Britons travelled across country for regular mass national feasts 4,500 years ago, new research claims

The Independent  

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British people are more familiar with the Eiffel Tower than Stonehenge, study claims
6 years, 3 months ago

British people are more familiar with the Eiffel Tower than Stonehenge, study claims

The Independent  

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Ancient Welshmen helped build Stonehenge using vast 'bluestones'
6 years, 7 months ago

Ancient Welshmen helped build Stonehenge using vast 'bluestones'

Daily Mail  

Ancient Welshmen are buried at Stonehenge, new analysis of cremated remains discovered at the prehistoric monument has revealed. It was already known that some of the stones in the prehistoric monument were sourced from the Preseli Mountains of Wales, some 140 miles away from its location in Wiltshire New research into cremated remains at the site has revealed a number …

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Stonehenge mystery solved? Study sheds light on people buried at monument
6 years, 7 months ago

Stonehenge mystery solved? Study sheds light on people buried at monument

CNN  

Story highlights A new study suggests that some of the people buried at Stonehenge built the monument The human remains, and the bluestones, are from west Wales CNN — As one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments, Stonehenge still holds many secrets despite centuries of study. The results revealed that 40% of the people buried at Stonehenge likely came …

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Is Stonehenge giving up its secrets?
7 years, 8 months ago

Is Stonehenge giving up its secrets?

BBC  

We may have cracked the mystery of Stonehenge Vivien Cumming Stonehenge wasn't the only significant monument in the region The more archaeologists study Stonehenge, the more mysteries unfold. Vivien Cumming Stonehenge wasn't the only significant monument in the region The area, however, was occupied beginning around 9,000 years ago, suggesting it had significance long before Stonehenge was built. “The density …

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The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life
8 years, 5 months ago

The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life

ABC  

An ancient Aboriginal site at a secret location in the Victorian bush could be the oldest astronomical observatory in the world, pre-dating Stonehenge and even the Great Pyramids of Giza. Key points: Researchers say site could date back more than 11,000 years Believe stone arrangement mapped out the movements of the sun Site could also disprove notion that first Australians …

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Stonehenge was built in Wales and 'dragged off' to Wiltshire 500 years later, study suggests
9 years, 3 months ago

Stonehenge was built in Wales and 'dragged off' to Wiltshire 500 years later, study suggests

The Independent  

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Why Was Stonehenge Built? Seven Odd Theories About Mysterious Monument Explained
10 years, 11 months ago

Why Was Stonehenge Built? Seven Odd Theories About Mysterious Monument Explained

Huff Post  

Researchers recently had the rare chance to thwack the giant megaliths at Stonehenge and noted that they each resonated with sounds like those of metallic or wooden bells. Sacred hunting ground The area around Stonehenge was a hunting ground along an ancient auroch migration route thousands of years before the first stones were raised, according to archaeological evidence. The Stonehenge …

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