Researchers learn that the key element of the Neolithic monument didn’t hail from Wales, unlike similar components.
The Altar Stone at Stonehenge Stonehenge practically radiates mystery. Who built it? Why? And how?
To nail down the massive stone’s origins, the scientists conducted the geological equivalent of genome sequencing. They analyzed hundreds of minerals contained in the Altar Stone. Because the megalith is carved from sandstone, it is made of many minerals. Dragging a stone that far in those conditions seems unlikely, says Clarke. Moving it by ship would make more sense. Of course, if that was the case, the sailors would need navigation skills — likely informed by mathematics and astronomy.Clarke has his own moving relationship to Stonehenge. He grew up in Mynydd Preseli, Wales, where some of Stonehenge’s stones came from. He first visited Stonehenge when he was a one year old.
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