Experts on the prehistoric site are abuzz over a new report stating that the Altar Stone — one of the most mysterious pieces of the monument, according to the Washington Post — may have been ...

A new study has revealed that Stonehenge’s six-tonne altar stone came from even further afield than archaeologists thought. Neolithic people somehow moved the enormous stone roughly 750km from ...

A mineral analysis found that the stone likely originated from 435 miles (700 kilometers) away in current-day northeast Scotland, rather than Wales, overturning a century-old theory.

They suggested declassifying the Altar Stone as a bluestone and decided to broaden their research into northern Britain. Bevins and two of his 2023 co-authors are also authors on this latest study.

RELATED STORIES — — — The altar and the surrounding area were intentionally buried between A.D. 550 and 645, around the time of Teotihuacan's decline, and made to look like a natural hill.

United Kingdom Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows The 16-foot stone was brought to its site from northeast Scotland, over 460 miles away ...

The journey from northeast Scotland, where a study placed the Altar Stone’s origin just a few short weeks ago, would have been virtually impossible back in Neolithic times – let alone while ...

A geological study of the Altar Stone shows it likely came from Orcadian Basin, Scotland, at least 466 miles from Stonehenge, researchers said in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Substantial research has focused on the types of stone used to assemble the iconic circle in Wiltshire, England, over the years, and previous analyses have shown that bluestones, a type of fine ...

A geological study of the Altar Stone shows it likely came from Orcadian Basin, Scotland, at least 466 miles from Stonehenge, researchers said in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Construction on Stonehenge began as early as 3000 BC and occurred over several phases, according to previous research, and the Altar Stone is believed to have been placed within the central ...

A geological study of the Altar Stone shows it likely came from Orcadian Basin, Scotland, at least 466 miles from Stonehenge, researchers said in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.