New theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago – on a glacier
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Stonehenge rock transport
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- Independent Science·3h agoHow a glacier and rising seas may have brought the six-tonne Altar Stone to Stonehenge
The four metre-long stone came from more than 400 miles away in north east Scotland
Read at Independent Science → - Phys.org Science·15h agoNew theory on how six‑tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago: On a glacier
Built from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes (2 to 28 tons), the structure of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of construction hard to imagine before the invention of the wheel. The mystery deepens when you consider that the stones are not from the local bedrock. So why…
Read at Phys.org Science → - The Conversation UK Science·20h agoNew theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago – by a glacier
muratart/Shutterstock Built from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes, the structure of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of construction hard to imagine before the invention of the wheel. The mystery deepens when you consider that the stones are not from the local bedrock. So…
Read at The Conversation UK Science →