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New Study Reveals Stonehenge's Altar Stone Origin from Scotland
9/23/2025
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- A geological study reconsiders the Altar Stone of Stonehenge, overturning the Wales-origin belief.
- Curtin University researchers say the stone likely derives from Scotland’s Orcadian Basin, per mineral analysis.
- The August 14, 2024 study challenges origins and cites fingerprints on pottery near Stonehenge dating to around 2400 BC.
- Findings imply Neolithic maritime skills and wider connections, reshaping views of Stonehenge’s mobility.
