Stonehenge study upends a 100-year-old theory and suggests further discoveries to come

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Stonehenge study upends a 100-year-old theory and suggests further discoveries to come

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A team led by researchers at the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, UK, has discovered a secret about Stonehenge stone 80, also known as the "Altar Stone," suggesting it did not come from the same source as other stones used in the construction. Many of the smaller stones are believed to be derived from a source 140 miles away from Stonehenge, but the Altar Stone is different and may be from a quarry much further away.

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[Doc Socks Junior]

Old Red Sandstone on the Old Red Continent. 

Interesting. I had vaguely known that there was difference between the stones used, but this freshened up the matter for me. If it was up to me, I'd make my monolithic altar stone be of igneous origin. But that's clearly not what the builders wanted!

Also, a little off topic, but I found this a few months ago and wanted to let others know about it:

Stonehenge Memorial | Maryhill Museum of Art | Maryhill WA

[Grim Reaper 6]

2 hours ago, Waspie_Dwarf said:

Stonehenge study upends a 100-year-old theory and suggests further discoveries to come

 

Thanks for sharing, IMO this is an amazing new discovery.

Thanks again I really enjoyed this article!

[Piney]

3 hours ago, Doc Socks Junior said:

Old Red Sandstone on the Old Red Continent. 

Interesting. I had vaguely known that there was difference between the stones used, but this freshened up the matter for me. If it was up to me, I'd make my monolithic altar stone be of igneous origin. But that's clearly not what the builders wanted!

Also, a little off topic, but I found this a few months ago and wanted to let others know about it:

Stonehenge Memorial | Maryhill Museum of Art | Maryhill WA

A greenstone belt altar polished with marl sands to make it greenier. 

[Grim Reaper 6]

Just now, Piney said:

A greenstone belt altar polished with marl sands to make it greenier. 

So that how they their alter stand out and shine, that's really cool.

Thanks for sharing, Piney, I appreciate all the knowledge you share man!

[Piney]

1 minute ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

So that how they their alter stand out and shine, that's really cool.

Thanks for sharing, Piney, I appreciate all the knowledge you share man!

Sand is the usual polish. The marl part was a geology joke. 

[SHaYap]

13 minutes ago, Piney said:

Sand is the usual polish. The marl part was a geology joke. 

More than just the geology... 

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Beyond the stones, 35th anniversary 

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[Grim Reaper 6]

16 minutes ago, Piney said:

Sand is the usual polish. The marl part was a geology joke. 

Well, I don't have enough knowledge on the subject to disagree, but I appreciate the fact you clarified this!

[Grim Reaper 6]

1 minute ago, SHaYap said:

More than just the geology... 

Beyond the stones, 35th anniversary 

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Wow, thank you for sharing!

[Piney]

13 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

Well, I don't have enough knowledge on the subject to disagree, but I appreciate the fact you clarified this!

Let me explain the joke. The Greenstone Belt is igneous, which is what Doc said he preferred. It runs in the Northern U.S and Canada. Great polished axe material. Marls are that green to grey clay found around coasts. 

 

[Grim Reaper 6]

18 minutes ago, Piney said:

Let me explain the joke. The Greenstone Belt is igneous, which is what Doc said he preferred. It runs in the Northern U.S and Canada. Great polished axe material. Marls are that green to grey clay found around coasts. 

 

I get it, that's funny!!

[Doc Socks Junior]

8 hours ago, Piney said:

A greenstone belt altar polished with marl sands to make it greenier. 

Incipient oceanic crust. Heck yeah I do love some greenstone belts.

Would make a nice contrast with the red of blood as well, very Christmas-y. Did they do animal sacrifice at Stonehenge?

[Piney]

44 minutes ago, Doc Socks Junior said:

Did they do animal sacrifice at Stonehenge?

When the Beaker Folk came in and killed off the original builders they probably did.

[Doc Socks Junior]

On 10/3/2023 at 9:46 AM, Piney said:

When the Beaker Folk came in and killed off the original builders they probably did.

Beakers of blood?

[Abramelin]

On 10/3/2023 at 6:46 PM, Piney said:

When the Beaker Folk came in and killed off the original builders they probably did.

Did the Beaker Folk really kill the original builders?

[Piney]

56 minutes ago, Abramelin said:

Did the Beaker Folk really kill the original builders?

They did or diseases they brought. There was a complete overturn of the gene pool.