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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