SCI Stonehenge: Mystery of mighty stones solved by archaeologists

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I have tried to post this story about 10 times, I think it is "protected" in some way - this is the same on-line paper that wouldn't let me copy a full article the other day - this is a great article with lots of pictures and information - I encourage people to go to the link but I can't keep playing with this - Melodi

The mystery of Stonehenge’s mighty stones has been solved

Scientific breakthrough pinpoints source of giant sarsen boulders that were brought to current site around 2500BC

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Stonehenge: Mystery of mighty stones solved by archaeologists

 

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I found another source, this article is not as long or with as many photos but it will copy - this is great news by the way for archeologists and historians - Melodi

Mystery of where Stonehenge's giant stones come from solved

Experts have traced the large stones to a site in West Woods just 15 miles away.

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Mystery of where Stonehenge's giant stones come from solved

Experts have traced the large stones to a site in West Woods just 15 miles away.

Thursday 30 July 2020 02:59, UK

• STONEHENGE
• WILTSHIRE

Image:The 23ft sarsens each weigh around 20 tonnes

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The mysterious origins of Stonehenge's giant sarsen stones have finally been uncovered.
A sample of one of the megaliths taken by a maintenance worker in 1958 has revealed the 20-tonne stones come from West Woods - just 15 miles away from the site, near Marlborough.
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Robert Phillips worked for a Basingstoke-based diamond cutting business that was employed to reinforce one of the upright stones with metal rods more than 60 years ago.
While he was working there, he took a core sample and kept it for himself - taking it with him when he emigrated to the US.
It stayed there largely unknown for six decades before he expressed a wish for it to be returned to the UK on the eve of his 90th birthday.

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Image:The core sample was removed during maintenance work in 1958
Experts have long suspected the sarsens came from the Marlborough Downs, but could never be certain.

But now the sample has been returned, non-destructive X-ray tests have traced them back to West Woods, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances.