Researchers on Wednesday revealed that the long-mysterious “Altar Stone” at the heart of Stonehenge came from faraway Scotland, raising tantalizing new questions about how — and why — a ...

The Altar Stone lies at the center of the prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. David Goddard / Getty Images. For many years, historians thought the Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge ...

Getty Images 4 Experts are abuzz over a new report stating that the Altar Stone — one of the site’s most mysterious pieces — was transported from Scotland prior to the invention of the wheel.

As the quest to find the origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone heats up, researchers rule out one Scottish site that appeared to have a direct link to the monument.

How the altar stone was transported all the way from Scotland to the south of England isn’t known, but it is most likely to have been brought by sea, says Clarke.

Radharc Images/Alamy. By Franz Lidz. Aug. 14, 2024. Leer en español. ... From shards of the Altar Stone, the Australian researchers analyzed grains of zircon, apatite and rutile.

Stonehenge's ‘altar stone' originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows The actual source of the stone remained unknown until now ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers are one step closer to understanding how the famous stone circle was created.The unique<a class ...