Stonehenge,the famous stone circle in southern England,has confused historians for centuries,but researchers revealed new and unexpected information about the monuments six-ton Altar Stone.It was long believed that th...Stonehenge,the famous stone circle in southern England,has confused historians for centuries,but researchers revealed new and unexpected information about the monuments six-ton Altar Stone.It was long believed that the stone,which sits in the middle of the iconic circle,came from Wales,but new research suggests it actually came from hundreds of miles away in Scotland,raising new ques⁃tions about transportation methods from 5,000 years ago.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 in the journal Nature.展开更多
文摘Stonehenge,the famous stone circle in southern England,has confused historians for centuries,but researchers revealed new and unexpected information about the monuments six-ton Altar Stone.It was long believed that the stone,which sits in the middle of the iconic circle,came from Wales,but new research suggests it actually came from hundreds of miles away in Scotland,raising new ques⁃tions about transportation methods from 5,000 years ago.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 in the journal Nature.
