Stonehenge: the Altar Stone may have been transported from Scotland
New research suggests that the massive sandstone block likely originated from Scotland, challenging earlier theories about its source.
The chemical structure of the minerals contained in the massive Altar Stone of Stonehenge shows that the six-ton sandstone block, long believed to have originated in Wales, probably comes from Scotland.
If this theory is confirmed, it would mean that the stone was transported over 750 kilometers by a primitive civilization !!!
This is the conclusion of a study recently published in the journal Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07652-1).
According to the study, certain mineral grains in the Altar Stone are mostly between 1,000 and 2,000 million years old, while other minerals are around 450 million years old. This "fingerprint" provides a unique chemical signature that suggests the stone comes from rock formations in the Orkney Basin, Scotland, at least 750 kilometers away from Stonehenge.
The new theory raises intriguing questions about how such an enormous stone was transported over such great distances around 2600 B.C., considering the technological limitations of the Neolithic era.
Transporting such a massive load overland from Scotland to southern England would have been extremely challenging, which suggests a likely maritime route along the coast of Britain.
But the main question is: why move a block for such a long distance?
It is evident that in the past, a global civilization existed across South America, Africa, Europe, China, Japan, and other regions, capable of effortlessly cutting extremely hard stones and transporting stones weighing several tons over hundreds of kilometers with apparent ease.
Atlantis ??
