Origin of Stonehenge stones revealed

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Tests done on the core of one of the stones, which was drilled during repair work at the Neolithic site in the 1950s, indicates the 20-tonne, seven-metre high megaliths were brought from West Woods, near Marlborough.

The core was removed by a Basingstoke diamond-cutting business as part of measures to use metal rods to reinforce one of the upright stones in 1958 and company employee Robert Phillips kept it in pride of place in his office.

Research has shown the monument’s smaller bluestones come from specific spots in the Preseli Hills in Wales, but where the ancient people who constructed Stonehenge quarried the sarsens from was unknown.

English Heritage senior properties historian Susan Greaney and one of the authors of the paper said it was a “real thrill” to track down the area that the builders of Stonehenge sourced their materials in 2500 BC. “Now we can start to understand the route they might have travelled and add another piece to the puzzle.

Professor David Nash, from the University of Brighton, who led the research, said: “It has been really exciting to harness 21st-century science to understand the Neolithic past, and finally answer a question that archaeologists have been debating for centuries.”

S: https://www.newschain.uk/news/origin-stonehenges-huge-standing-stones-revealed-23120

[Grim 2,266]

Kinda off topic but has there been any vandalism at Stonehenge? They seem so untouched but also the place seems to be ideal for graffiti

[Doot 2]

100%. 

[Oriane 22,822]

But isn't the question how they brought it there ? Or has this been answered already ?

[Blastertoyo 22,734]

Ok so it took them thousands of years to find out where the stones came from even though there are still the exact same stones still found in the place the stones came from? 
 

[Dominic 11,922]

4 minutes ago, Blastertoyo said:

Ok so it took them thousands of years to find out where the stones came from even though there are still the exact same stones found in the place they care from? 
 

They found evidence of the same materials elsewhere. I dont really understand your question haha 

[Dominic 11,922]

12 minutes ago, Oriane said:

But isn't the question how they brought it there ? Or has this been answered already ?

Thats what it says at the bottom of the article. This will allow them to figure out how they travelled with the materials and the route taken i believe