New Theory On How Six Tonne Stonehenge Rock Was Transported From Scotland Thousands Of Years Ago – By A Glacier
A new model suggests ice carried the 6-tonne stone to Dogger Bank, cutting the journey for Neolithic builders by hundreds of kilometers.
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Stonehenge continues to reveal secrets more than 4,500 years after its construction. A new scientific study has reopened the debate about the origin of one of the stones that form part of the famous prehistoric monument located in the south of England. The research suggests that a rock of approximately six tons, whose origin is located in ... Continue reading "New theory on how Stonehenge rock, six tons, was transported from Scotland thousands o…
New theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago – on a glacier
muratart/ShutterstockBuilt from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes, the structure of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of construction hard to imagine before the invention of the wheel. The mystery deepens when you consider that the stones are not from the local bedrock. So why these stones, and how did they get there? Recent work I carried out with geochemist Anthony Clarke from the University of Curtin, Australia, might have an answer to th…
New principle on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was once transported from Scotland 1000’s of years in the past – on a glacier
Constructed from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes, the construction of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of building onerous to consider prior to the discovery of the wheel. The thriller deepens while you believe that the stones aren’t from the native bedrock. So why those stones, and the way did they get there? Fresh paintings I performed with geochemist Anthony Clarke from the College of Curtin, Australia, may have a solution to those two…
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