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Stonehenge’s 6-ton altar stone may have traveled from Scotland by glacier

The possible multistage journey suggests remarkable organization and raises the possibility that the stone was valued long before it became part of Stonehenge.

Stonehenge’s 6-ton altar stone may have traveled from Scotland by glacier

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The possible multistage journey suggests remarkable organization and raises the possibility that the stone was valued long before it became part of Stonehenge.

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