Stonehenge Altar Stone origin theory disputed by new research findings
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A new study has overturned the previous theory that Stonehenge's Altar Stone came from northeast Scotland. Researchers from an international team examined Scottish locations but found no matching source, complicating efforts to determine the six-tonne stone's true origins.
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Altar Stone mystery continues as Stonehenge theory overturned (opens BBC News in a new tab)
It was thought the Stonehenge artefact was from north east Scotland but a new study disputes that.
Stonehenge altar stone traced to Scotland, but its origins remain a mystery (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Researchers continue to explore the origins of the Altar Stone at Stonehenge, which weighs approximately six tonnes. Recent studies suggested a possible origin from northeast Scotland, but findings have complicated this theory. A new international team's…
