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Scan reveals skills that built the standing stones


Posted on Thursday, 4 August, 2005 | 1 comment

Archaeologists have unlocked 5000-year-old secrets of "Scotland's Stonehenge" which reveal the extent of astronomical knowledge among the ancient site's builders.A groundbreaking 3D-laser scan of the renowned Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis has shown that the area's tribes were far more advanced than previously thought.

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Comment icon #1 Posted by ticklemeG on 6 August, 2005, 1:31
i've heard lots and lots of stories about these stones. my most favorite (which seems more believable) is the one where the holes were dugged out and then the rocks were simply slided in and then the sand was removed leaving the stones standing. pretty neat huh? but i do like to be surprai...

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