We can stop crediting glaciers—the people had the power to move those massive stones.
The monument’s mysterious past has spawned countless tales and theories. According to folklore, Stonehenge was created by ...
After analysing over 700 zircon and apatite grains they found that glaciers likely didn’t extend to parts of England as far south as Salisbury Plain during the last ice age.
New research sheds light on one of archaeology’s longest-running debates: how Stonehenge’s massive bluestones reached their ...
F or centuries, Stonehenge has attracted all sorts of theories—varying widely in credibility—as to how it cropped up some ...
The researchers reached this conclusion after searching for the traces of potential ancient glaciers in rivers near Stonehenge. They analyzed tiny grains, including hundreds of zircon crystals, and, ...
Scientists have found compelling new evidence that humans, not glaciers, brought Stonehenge’s bluestones to the site. Using ...
A MAJOR mystery surrounding Stonehenge’s origin has finally been solved. For centuries there have been all sorts of theories about how the giant rocks got there, from medieval myths linking ...
New research uses tiny mineral clues to show people moved Stonehenge stones, not glaciers, changing how we view ancient engineering.
The findings strongly support the idea that Neolithic builders intentionally transported the stones over vast distances.
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People, not glaciers, transported rocks to Stonehenge, study confirms
A new analysis of mineral grains has refuted the "glacial transport theory" that suggests Stonehenge's bluestones and Altar ...
When both minerals form, they trap small amounts of radioactive uranium – which, at a known rate, will decay into lead. By measuring the ratios of both elements using a technique called U–Pb dating, ...
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