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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 further states that the harvest from the paddy fields surrounding the tank was presented to the Bhikkus at the temple. The inscription is the earliest chiseled stone inscription in which the name of the Thuparama temple is inscribed and said to belong to the reign of King Gajabahu (114-136 A.D.). [5]
The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England. The 13,227-pound (6-metric ton) block was likely transported ...
The Altar Stone, recumbent rather than erect, is 4.9 metres (16 feet) long, a metre (3-1/4 feet) wide and half a metre (1-2/3 feet) thick. It is grey-green sandstone, though its rippled and ...
The stone is usually called Alatyr (Russian: Алатырь), Alabor (Russian: ала́бор), Alabyr (Russian: ала́бы́рь) or Latyr (Russian: ла́тырь) and sometimes white stone or blue stone. Alatyr has an uncertain etymology. The name has been compared to the word "altar" [2] [3] and to the town of Alatyr.
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).
An iwasaka (磐境) is a stone altar or mound erected as a yorishiro to call a kami for worship. [3] The concepts of iwasaka and iwakura are so close that some suggest the two words are in fact synonymous.
The iconic Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge in southern England was likely moved over hundreds of miles nearly 5,000 years ago, according to new research.