‘Jaw-Dropping’ Discovery Creates More Mystery Around Origin of Stonehenge

The altar stone, weighing a colossal 12,000 pounds, is believed to have been transported more than 400 miles from its source.

AP/Alastair Grant, file
A view Stonehenge, at Wiltshire, England, on December 17, 2013. AP/Alastair Grant, file

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have traced the origin of an altar stone at the heart of Stonehenge to the distant lands of Scotland, specifically the far north, possibly even the Orkney Islands.

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