Scientists have shared a shock new update about the Altar Stone from the legendary Stonehenge site, revealing that it came from Scotland — but not Orkney as previously thought.
Stonehenge's iconic Altar Stone did not come from Orkney but elsewhere in Scotland, scientists have revealed in a shock update.
However, according to a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, the six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from elsewhere in northeast Scotland. The researchers examined both the five exposed Neolithic-age stones at the Stones of Stenness and seven others at the Ring of Brodgar on mainland Orkney, similar in size and rock type to the Altar Stone.
He commented: "The mystery of where the stone came from is becoming clearer and clearer as we begin to rule out specific areas in north-east Scotland. "The Altar Stone is anomalous in many ways to both the bluestones and the sarsens at Stonehenge. Whilst, at six tonnes, it is nowhere near the size of the sarsens, it is substantially larger than the bluestones, with which it has previously been classed."
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