/ 16 August 2024

Great mysteries of the world

Stonehenge

Aussie researchers have made a pretty stunning discovery about one of the world’s most famous landmarks. The team from Perth’s Curtin Uni now reckon the 6-tonne stone at the centre of Stonehenge may have come from Scotland – aka a lot further away than anyone previously thought. Lead researcher Anthony Clarke says they matched tiny fragments of stone with samples found 700km away – but they still can’t answer the question “why would those people go all the way to Scotland to bring a rather unremarkable rock all the way to Stonehenge?” The World Heritage Site is believed to have been built between 3100 BC and 1600 BC. It’s always puzzled experts how it was built – until now many thought the stone came by boat to southern England from Wales, just 200 kms away…

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