SECRET OF THE ALTAR STONE: STONEHENGE MYSTERY DEEPENS AS NEW DISCOVERY UPENDS

SECRET OF THE ALTAR STONE: STONEHENGE MYSTERY DEEPENS AS NEW DISCOVERY UPENDS CENTURY-OLD THEORY

MICAH HANKS·OCTOBER 3, 2023



On the Salisbury Plain near Wiltshire, England stands one of the world’s most captivating and recognizable prehistoric monuments, the enigmatic Stonehenge.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which in modern times serves as a popular gathering point on dates marking the annual Solstices, was likely constructed some time between 3000 and 2000 BC. Consisting of an outer circle of vertical standing sarsen stones that each weigh close to 25 tons, each pair is topped by a connecting lintel stone. The megalithic marvel’s outer perimeter of stones encircles an inner ring constructed of smaller bluestones, at the center of which rests an additional array of vertical stones joined by lintels.

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Stonehenge has long captured the imaginations of visitors from around the world and remains widely regarded as one of the world’s most mysterious ancient sites. Now, a team of researchers with Aberystwyth University’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences thinks they may have unraveled additional clues about one of the famous site’s long-kept secrets: the origins of its enigmatic Altar Stone.

MYSTERY OF THE ALTAR STONE
Stonehenge stone 80, nicknamed the “Altar Stone,” has long remained a focal point of the megalithic site’s enduring mystery. Weighing close to six tons, the stone, if standing vertically, would have stood around two meters tall, although opinions about whether the stone was ever positioned vertically remain mixed among those who have studied the site.

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