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Stonehenge Altar Stone mystery solved: 6-ton slab was carried 434 miles from Scotland

Stonehenge has long held an air of mystery around it, but new research has helped clear up some of the facts, revealing both the origin and transport method of one of the key stones. Led by Australia's Curtin University, these new findings suggest that the Altar Stone (one of the...

Scientists have finally solved a major Stonehenge mystery

ScienceAlert


The once-majestic, now fallen stone that represents perhaps the strangest component of Stonehenge traveled a very long way to take pride of place in the mysterious ancient megalith.



					
			

The so-called Altar Stone, new research has revealed, was transported all the way from Scotland, a journey of more than 750 kilometers (466 miles), to be installed in the monument that sits smack-bang in the south of England.
We don't know how the Neolithic humans that erected Stonehenge managed to carry such a heavy block over hill and dale some 5,000 years ago, but the finding suggests that the ancient marvel may be even...

Stonehenge's Altar Stone May Have Journeyed Nearly 500 Miles

The iconic 'Altar Stone' at the heart of Stonehenge was transported 440 miles from northeast Scotland, scientists have found. The "truly remarkable" discovery has left archaeologists scratching their heads over how and why our Neolithic ancestors transported the six-tonne sandstone so far around 4,500 years ago. Until now the giant...

Stonehenge discovery 'shocks' archeologists that iconic Altar Stone was transported from north east Scotland

Knewz

The origins of the mystical Stonehenge, an array of menhir-like megaliths believed to have been erected more than 5,000 years ago, are subject to new scientific theory—and this time experts are 95% certain. Knewz.com has learned that the circular display is believed to have come into existence before the wheel was invented but consists of […]

New ‘Astonishing’ Theory Could Have Solved the Ongoing Mystery of Stonehenge

New York Post

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Archeologists in Israel discovered a biblically significant moat that divided Jerusalem into two parts hidden beneath a parking lot in the City of David. 

The manmade trench — researchers have sought answers on its existence for 150 years — was “one of the monumental fortifications that protected the kings of Jerusalem,” according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, the agency in charge of the dig at the Givati Parking lot.

It is a 3,500-square-foot site that, until about 15 years ago, was used for cars and visitors seeing the Western or “Wailing Wall” of Jerusalem....

‘Monumental’ 3,000-year-old discovery with biblical origins found under parking lot

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Annapolis, MD

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — For decades, we’ve waged chemical warfare against cockroaches, confident in our superior firepower. But a new study is about to shatter that illusion, revealing that our trusted bug sprays might be little more than a minor inconvenience to these six-legged survivors. Researchers at the University...

At war with cockroaches? Your bug spray likely won’t help

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you know any self-righteous person who rarely apologizes? We all have different weaknesses and offend others once in a while. However, some zodiac signs’ pettiness and insecurity hinder them from seeking forgiveness when they cross someone’s path. Instead, they try to prove that they were right when they did something.

3 Zodiac Signs That Don’t Apologize

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Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

Port Richey, FL

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Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

An altar stone that lies within the heart of Stonehenge in Southern England has turned out to be from the faraway hinterlands of Scotland, a surprising find that suggests it's far older than any other rock at the prehistoric complex. That also means the architects behind Stonehenge somehow transported this...

A "Jaw-Dropping" Study Just Revealed the True Origin of a Stonehenge Megalith

Herbie J Pilato

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

The Independent

 Mysterious carvings deciphered at the Göbekli Tepe archaeological site in Turkey suggest the world’s oldest monument – about twice as old as Stonehenge – is a solar calendar built to memorialise a devastating comet strike.A new study published in the journal Time and Mind on Tuesday indicates that Göbekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old temple-like complex containing carvings of intricate symbols, was constructed to record an astronomical event that sparked the dawn of human civilisation.The world’s first calendar, made around 9,000BC, enabled people to observe the sun, moon and constellations in order to keep track of time and mark the change...

Strange carvings at world’s oldest monument suggest civilisation began after devastating comet strike

An extremely rare discovery has just been made in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Tel el-Deir in Damietta. There, excavations have revealed dozens of burials that have been untouched for millennia; mudbrick chambers that still contained the precious treasures with which the dead had been interred more than 2,500 years ago.

Gold Treasure Trove Found in Untouched Graves of Ancient Egyptian Necropolis

One of the Neolithic monument's most iconic stones came from much further afield than previously thought. Sitting isolated among the green fields of the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge - which dates back many thousands of years, remains one of the world's most enduring and intriguing monuments. Now a "jaw-dropping" new study...

Major discovery upends what we know of Stonehenge's origins

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Research reveals that Denisovans, an ancient human species, occupied Tibet’s Baishiya Karst Cave for over 160,000 years, adapting to harsh climates and utilizing diverse animal resources. Newly discovered fossils and innovative analysis of bone fragments highlight their survival strategies during ice ages and interglacial periods. According to a new...

Ancient Mystery Deepens With Discovery of Denisovan Remains in Tibetan Cave

Archaeologists have uncovered a “Palace of bones” made from the ancient remains of over 60 woolly mammoths in an archaeological site in Russia. Knewz.com has learned that the find has been labeled a “hunter-gatherer” relic, and is believed to be the oldest “mammoth house” ever discovered in the Russian site. Located at the archaeological site […]

Mysterious ‘Palace of Bones’ Made of Ancient Woolly Mammoth Remains from 40,000 Years Ago Unearthed in Russia

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Stonehenge mystery solved as Altar Stone’s distant origins identified

PERTH, Australia — The secrets of Stonehenge continue to unravel as researchers announce a startling discovery about the monument’s central Altar Stone. According to a new...

Stonehenge mystery solved as Altar Stone’s distant origins identified

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