People, Not Glaciers, Transported Rocks to Stonehenge, Study Confirms

People, not glaciers, transported rocks to Stonehenge, study confirms

A new analysis of mineral grains has refuted the "glacial transport theory" that suggests Stonehenge's bluestones and Altar Stone were delivered to Salisbury Plain by glaciers.

People, not glaciers, transported Stonehenge’s bluestones, new research finds

People, not glaciers, transported Stonehenge’s famous bluestones to the ancient site, new research led by Curtin University has found

Stonehenge Solved? New Evidence Shows Humans, Not Glaciers, Moved the Stones

New research sheds light on one of archaeology’s longest-running debates: how Stonehenge’s massive bluestones reached their final resting place. A new study from Curtin University is reshaping how scientists understand the origins of Stonehenge’s iconic bluestones, offering the most convincing evidence yet that they were carried to the site by people rather than by moving [...]

Tiny Evidence Upends a Controversial Stonehenge Theory

For centuries, Stonehenge has attracted all sorts of theories—varying widely in credibility—as to how it cropped up some 5,000 years ago.  Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Some explanations have leaned outlandish, pointing to aliens or Merlin the wizard, while  scientists have squabbled over the more probable stone origin stories. For example, some teams have proposed that glaciers pushed some of these stones t…

Stonehenge mystery breakthrough proves how giant rocks got to prehistoric site

A MAJOR mystery surrounding Stonehenge's origin has finally been solved. For centuries there have been all sorts of theories about how the giant...

New Evidence Suggests Stonehenge Stones Were Moved by People, Not Ice

For more than a century, researchers have debated how Stonehenge’s bluestones reached Salisbury Plain. The idea that these stones arrived by glacial movement has circulated through archaeological discussions since the early twentieth century. The alternative has always been direct human transport across long distances. Both explanations have appeared in academic literature, exhibitions, and public talks, […] The post New Evidence Suggests Stoneh…