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  2. Stonehenge - Wikipedia

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    Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among ...

  3. Century-old theory of where Stonehenge’s Altar Stone came ...

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    The iconic Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge in southern England was likely ... The grains best matched a group of sedimentary rocks known as Old Red Sandstone found in the Orcadian Basin in ...

  4. Stonehenge's central rock originated in Scotland, a new study ...

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    The "altar stone" at the center of Stonehenge likely originated in present-day Scotland, a study found. That's more than 450 miles away, raising questions about how ancient humans ...

  5. Scientists think they know why Stonehenge was rebuilt ...

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    Stonehenge was also the largest burial ground of its time, lending support to the idea that the site may have been used as a religious temple, a solar calendar and an ancient observatory all in one.

  6. Bluestone - Wikipedia

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    It is a "convenience" label rather than a geological term, since at least 46 different rock types are represented. One of the most common rocks in the assemblage is known as Preseli Spotted Dolerite—a chemically altered igneous rock containing spots or clusters of secondary minerals replacing plagioclase feldspar. It is a medium grained dark ...

  7. Bluestonehenge - Wikipedia

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    Charcoal was found in some holes, suggesting that burning may have taken place there. [11] One suggestion is that the henge was a site for cremations. [10] Within the stone circle there were imprints of the bases from the original stones, which have been compared to the bluestones located in Stonehenge and have been found to have matching ...

  8. A Fingerprint Taken From Stonehenge Changes Everything We ...

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    “Our analysis found specific mineral grains in the Altar Stone are mostly between 1,000 to 2,000 million years old, while other minerals are around 450 million years old,” Anthony Clarke, lead ...

  9. Stonehenge replicas and derivatives - Wikipedia

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    A Stonehenge replica is located on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Ector County, US. About twenty stone blocks, similar in size, shape, and appearance to the ancient Stonehenge, were unveiled in the summer of 2004. Foamhenge is a full-size, astronomically aligned Stonehenge made out of foam in Virginia, US. [4]