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Stonehenge Altar Stone Originated Scotland, Glaciers, Human Haul

6/22/2026

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Curtin University researchers say the Altar Stone at Stonehenge originated in northeast Scotland, was moved by glaciers to Dogger Bank, then hauled to Wiltshire.
English Heritage reports that Stonehenge construction began around 3000 B.C.
They traced the journey with geological analysis and ice-sheet modeling.
Co-lead author Anthony Clarke says glaciers did not carry the stone into southern England, requiring prehistoric people to haul it across a challenging landscape.

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Curtin University researchers say the Altar Stone at Stonehenge originated in northeast Scotland, was moved by glaciers to Dogger Bank, then hauled to Wiltshire.
English Heritage reports that Stonehenge construction began around 3000 B.C.
They traced the journey with geological analysis and ice-sheet modeling.
Co-lead author Anthony Clarke says glaciers did not carry the stone into southern England, requiring prehistoric people to haul it across a challenging landscape.