Stonehenge's altar stone originated in Scotland, hundreds of miles from Salisbury Plain, weighs more than six tons, and was transported approximately 4,600 years ago, probably without the use of wheels.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed Nature study and corroborated by multiple major news outlets (NBC, CBS, Scientific American). [tier=gold indep_score=0.963 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- 7 archaeological discoveries that stunned us in 2024 (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07652-1 (corroboration)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/stonehenge-altar-rock-origin-scotland-study-rcna166265 (corroboration)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stonehenge-altar-stone-came-from-scotland-not-wales-research/ (corroboration)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stonehenges-strangest-rock-came-from-500-miles-away/ (corroboration)