New theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago – on a glacier
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- Phys.org Science·5h agoNew theory on how six‑tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago: On a glacier
Built from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes (2 to 28 tons), the structure of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of construction hard to imagine before the invention of the wheel. The mystery deepens when you consider that the stones are not from the local bedrock. So why…
Read at Phys.org Science → - The Conversation UK Science·10h agoNew theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of years ago – on a glacier
muratart/Shutterstock Built from stones weighing between 2 and 25 tonnes, the structure of Stonehenge demonstrates a scale of construction hard to imagine before the invention of the wheel. The mystery deepens when you consider that the stones are not from the local bedrock. So…
Read at The Conversation UK Science →

