Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery
Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery.
Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.
The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment.
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Political and religious cooperation accross britain. If only we could have that now eh.
The sheep will believe anything!
Scotland we want our Stone back .
England OK come and fetch it .
All I can say is , a pain in the arse driving past it .people stopping looking at it
There was a programme about this 10 years ago 😂
You have to ask why was it so important to whatever Stonehenge was constructed for that a stone had to be 'transported' from the north of Scotland? And wouldn't any old stone of a similar size have sufficed? We think we know so much, when in reality we know so little.
The next jaw dropping discovery will be that type of stone nearby
It can be anything it wants to be (in the current political environment), or whatever YOU want it to be lol Can think of more important things to fit MY agenda.
These stones were built not so long ago. There’s video and photos. History is a lie
Urn, this has been known about for years and years 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Come to tamilnadu 80 ton on temple roof
well its obvious , they used a chinook
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Those are optical compasses for the ancient sailors….they are always close to water..take a boat and see how they guide you on safe path…
The Independent speaks of Geo-Political Relations as though they even existed 4500 years ago between these people. Perhaps they simply wanted that particular stone and took it to Stonehenge. How dull and ignorant to assume any sort of 'Politics' was involved at all. It's all very telling.
Not surprised. #SkaraBrae
And perhaps it was a glacial erratic.??
Monumental a fron God
Mystery the God a for people a magical the London a bealthifor
Meanwhile 75% of the population will just say aliens did it
Part of Hindu civilisation and much older than 4500 years old. There was no civilisation in Atlantic Asia No manuscripts. The people were not termites but Hindu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftdtfCpJPQ&list=OLAK5uy_mf9rZ9t_L7G1MZzI0jHxji6Yt9ZLch3Js&index=8
Aliens theory i still stand by
I thought they were going to say they found a strange orange substance previously unknown.
They've dug it up twice in the past century, jaw dropping?
Please 🙏 Someone just debunk this utter nonsense 😳😖
I mean it was probably a Neolithic dick swinging contest. “Look at the stone Arthur brought this year it’s the biggest yet! Wales you lose your place in the centre to this monster unless you can get us a bigger one.”
Yeh how did you think they dragged em????? Don't be so silly
One of the digs in the areas surrounding Stonehenge within the last 10-15 yrs, unearthed animal remains which suggest they were raised in the farthest most northern regions of this island, so this "Discovery" is not so much jaw dropping as it is a confirmation of earlier discoveries that show that our ancestors were far better at getting along than we are
Jaw dropping? A cure for cancer that would be Jaw dropping!
They probably employed African engineers to do that.
Or the stone could have been carried south by glacial flows during an ice age – if indeed it originated in Scotland
Archaeologist conclude Stonehenge was the HS2 of 5000 years ago
I remember when it was still ours as a little kid in the early 70's. Great memory. Now only the elites and teacher's pets are allowed to play on the stones.
Giants like to play skittles 🎳
Maybe that boulder hitched a ride during the last iceage?
Newgrange in Ireland is 1000 years older then Stonehenge , 500 older the the first pyramid , this news is not that amazing