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Re: The Blue Stone Enigma
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tonyh wrote:
goffik wrote:
Rubbish/second rate by whose standards? Modern standards? Neolithic standards? Geologist's standards? Archaeologist's standards? How does anyone know why the stones were chosen and what criteria was used?

G x


Good point..

I think We should wonder why Neolithic Man would transport to Salisbury Plain - Blue Stone from 5 or 6 differant outcrops of stone in Wales..

Whoops..

My mistake, it looks like it was a few more

In a number of publications arising from studies by an Open University team, the following results are reported:


"The blue stones have come from at least fifteen different localities in West and South Wales, and other areas as yet unidentified."

Brian Johns

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Posted by tonyh
26th June 2009ce
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