Stonehenge and its Environs 134
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Stonehenge and its Environs

The bluestone debate

Littlestone L
Littlestone Jun 15, 2006 16:01:35
Replying to nigelswift

>On the other hand, humans shifting 4 ton bluestones 150 miles seems less of a big deal than humans shifting 40 ton sarsens 20 miles.<

Nicely put :-)

Also, the transportation of the bluestones might not be an 'either or' situation - some (or all) may have been pushed by glacial action part of the way.

P Pete G
Pete G Jun 15, 2006 16:06:57
Replying to Littlestone

>Also, the transportation of the bluestones might not be an 'either or' situation - some (or all) may have been pushed by glacial action part of the way.

Surely it was the corncircle monster that brung em!

C Cursuswalker
Cursuswalker Jun 17, 2006 13:18:32
Replying to Littlestone

Where are these deposits? Or did the Bronze Agers take them all from there to Stonehenge?

Where in England has Preseli Bluestone been found in the wild?

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