Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge
Authors: Nash, D.J., Ciborowski, J.R.T., Stewart Ullyott, J., Pearson, M.P., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G. and Whitaker, K.A.
Journal: Science Advances
Volume: 6
Issue: 31
eISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0133
Abstract:The sources of the stone used to construct Stonehenge around 2500 BCE have been debated for over four centuries. The smaller “bluestones” near the center of the monument have been traced to Wales, but the origins of the sarsen (silcrete) megaliths that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge remain unknown. Here, we use geochemical data to show that 50 of the 52 sarsens at the monument share a consistent chemistry and, by inference, originated from a common source area. We then compare the geochemical signature of a core extracted from Stone 58 at Stonehenge with equivalent data for sarsens from across southern Britain. From this, we identify West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km north of Stonehenge, as the most probable source area for the majority of sarsens at the monument.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34351/
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Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge.
Authors: Nash, D.J., Ciborowski, T.J.R., Ullyott, J.S., Pearson, M.P., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G. and Whitaker, K.A.
Journal: Sci Adv
Volume: 6
Issue: 31
Pages: eabc0133
eISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0133
Abstract:The sources of the stone used to construct Stonehenge around 2500 BCE have been debated for over four centuries. The smaller "bluestones" near the center of the monument have been traced to Wales, but the origins of the sarsen (silcrete) megaliths that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge remain unknown. Here, we use geochemical data to show that 50 of the 52 sarsens at the monument share a consistent chemistry and, by inference, originated from a common source area. We then compare the geochemical signature of a core extracted from Stone 58 at Stonehenge with equivalent data for sarsens from across southern Britain. From this, we identify West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km north of Stonehenge, as the most probable source area for the majority of sarsens at the monument.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34351/
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Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge
Authors: Nash, D.J., Ciborowski, T.J.R., Ullyott, J.S., Pearson, M.P., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G. and Whitaker, K.A.
Journal: SCIENCE ADVANCES
Volume: 6
Issue: 31
ISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0133
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34351/
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Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge
Authors: Nash, D., Ciborowski, J., Ullyott, S., Parker Pearson, M., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G. and Whitaker, K.
Journal: Science Advances
Volume: 6
Issue: 31
Publisher: Science Advances
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0133
Abstract:The sources of the stone used to construct Stonehenge around 2500 BCE have been debated for over four centuries. The smaller “bluestones” near the center of the monument have been traced to Wales, but the origins of the sarsen (silcrete) megaliths that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge remain unknown. Here, we use geochemical data to show that 50 of the 52 sarsens at the monument share a consistent chemistry and, by inference, originated from a common source area. We then compare the geochemical signature of a core extracted from Stone 58 at Stonehenge with equivalent data for sarsens from across southern Britain. From this, we identify West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km north of Stonehenge, as the most probable source area for the majority of sarsens at the monument.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34351/
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/31/eabc0133
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Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge.
Authors: Nash, D.J., Ciborowski, T.J.R., Ullyott, J.S., Pearson, M.P., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G. and Whitaker, K.A.
Journal: Science advances
Volume: 6
Issue: 31
Pages: eabc0133
eISSN: 2375-2548
ISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0133
Abstract:The sources of the stone used to construct Stonehenge around 2500 BCE have been debated for over four centuries. The smaller "bluestones" near the center of the monument have been traced to Wales, but the origins of the sarsen (silcrete) megaliths that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge remain unknown. Here, we use geochemical data to show that 50 of the 52 sarsens at the monument share a consistent chemistry and, by inference, originated from a common source area. We then compare the geochemical signature of a core extracted from Stone 58 at Stonehenge with equivalent data for sarsens from across southern Britain. From this, we identify West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km north of Stonehenge, as the most probable source area for the majority of sarsens at the monument.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34351/
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Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge
Authors: Nash, D., Ciborowski, J., Ullyott, S., Parker Pearson, M., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G. and Whitaker, K.
Journal: Science Advances
Volume: 6
Issue: 31
ISSN: 2375-2548
Abstract:The sources of the stone used to construct Stonehenge around 2500 BCE have been debated for over four centuries. The smaller “bluestones” near the center of the monument have been traced to Wales, but the origins of the sarsen (silcrete) megaliths that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge remain unknown. Here, we use geochemical data to show that 50 of the 52 sarsens at the monument share a consistent chemistry and, by inference, originated from a common source area. We then compare the geochemical signature of a core extracted from Stone 58 at Stonehenge with equivalent data for sarsens from across southern Britain. From this, we identify West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km north of Stonehenge, as the most probable source area for the majority of sarsens at the monument.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34351/
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/31/eabc0133
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