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  2. Stonehenge's Altar Stone came from hundreds of miles away ...

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    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.

  3. Altar Stone (Stonehenge) - Wikipedia

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    Altar Stone at Stonehenge [1] The Altar Stone is a recumbent central megalith at Stonehenge in England, dating to Stonehenge phase 3i, around 2600 BCE. It is identified as Stone 80 in scholarly articles. Its name probably comes from a comment by Inigo Jones who wrote: ‘... whether it might be an Altar or no I leave to the judgment of others ...

  4. Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and ...

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    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 stone lying flat at the center ...

  5. Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and ...

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    The unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument was brought to the site in southern England from near the tip of northeast Scotland, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. It’s not clear whether the 16-foot (5-meter) stone was carried by boat or through land — a journey of more than 460 miles (740 kilometers).

  6. 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 moved over hundreds of miles nearly 5,000 years ago, ... To better understand the origin of the Altar Stone, the ...

  7. Altar stone - Wikipedia

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    An altar stone is a piece of natural stone containing relics in a cavity and intended to serve as the essential part of an altar for the celebration of Mass in the Catholic Church. Consecration by a bishop of the same rite was required. [1] In the Byzantine Rite, the antimension, blessed and signed by the bishop, serves a similar function.

  8. Stonehenge's hefty Altar Stone came all the way from Scotland

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    At the centre of Stonehenge lies the Altar Stone, a hefty slab of sandstone whose origin and purpose have been among the famed megalithic monument's enduring mysteries. Its geochemical fingerprint ...

  9. Stonehenge replicas and derivatives - Wikipedia

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    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] Bamahenge is a full-size, astronomically-aligned fiberglass replica of Stonehenge located in Baldwin County, Alabama ...

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