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| Stonehenge's Altar Stone is not Welsh, Aberystwyth University says | Stonehenge's Altar Stone is not Welsh, Aberystwyth University says |
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| Stonehenge's Altar Stone may not be from Wales, as had been thought | Stonehenge's Altar Stone may not be from Wales, as had been thought |
| The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge may not be from Wales, according to new research. | The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge may not be from Wales, according to new research. |
| The Altar Stone was believed to be from old red sandstone in south Wales - rocks that extend in the east across Britain. | The Altar Stone was believed to be from old red sandstone in south Wales - rocks that extend in the east across Britain. |
| This was assumed to be near the Preseli hills, in Pembrokeshire, where most of Stonehenge's bluestones come from. | This was assumed to be near the Preseli hills, in Pembrokeshire, where most of Stonehenge's bluestones come from. |
| Aberystwyth University researchers now say its origins could be from northern parts of the UK. | Aberystwyth University researchers now say its origins could be from northern parts of the UK. |
| The six-tonne Altar Stone had traditionally been grouped with the other, smaller, igneous bluestones, although when it arrived at Stonehenge is unclear. | The six-tonne Altar Stone had traditionally been grouped with the other, smaller, igneous bluestones, although when it arrived at Stonehenge is unclear. |
| The bluestones are believed to have been among the first erected at the Wiltshire site about 5,000 years ago. | The bluestones are believed to have been among the first erected at the Wiltshire site about 5,000 years ago. |
| Now Aberystwyth scientists have compared analysis of the Altar Stone with 58 samples of old red sandstone from across Wales and the Welsh borders. | Now Aberystwyth scientists have compared analysis of the Altar Stone with 58 samples of old red sandstone from across Wales and the Welsh borders. |
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| They found the Altar Stone's composition could not be matched with any of these locations. | They found the Altar Stone's composition could not be matched with any of these locations. |
| According to the researchers the Altar Stone contains a lot of barium - a kind of metal. | According to the researchers the Altar Stone contains a lot of barium - a kind of metal. |
| The university said this was unusual and could help reveal its source. | The university said this was unusual and could help reveal its source. |
| Professor Nick Pearce said: "The conclusions we've drawn from this is that the Altar Stone doesn't come from Wales. | Professor Nick Pearce said: "The conclusions we've drawn from this is that the Altar Stone doesn't come from Wales. |
| Attention could now turn to areas like northern England and Scotland to find the Altar Stone's origin | Attention could now turn to areas like northern England and Scotland to find the Altar Stone's origin |
| "Perhaps we should also now remove the Altar Stone from the broad grouping of bluestones and consider it independently. | "Perhaps we should also now remove the Altar Stone from the broad grouping of bluestones and consider it independently. |
| "For the last 100 years the Stonehenge Altar Stone has been considered to have been derived from the old red sandstone sequences of south Wales, in the Anglo-Welsh basin, although no specific location was identified. | "For the last 100 years the Stonehenge Altar Stone has been considered to have been derived from the old red sandstone sequences of south Wales, in the Anglo-Welsh basin, although no specific location was identified. |
| "The altar stone appears not, in fact, to come from the old red sandstone of the Anglo-Welsh basin - it is not from south Wales." | "The altar stone appears not, in fact, to come from the old red sandstone of the Anglo-Welsh basin - it is not from south Wales." |
| He said attention could now turn to areas like northern England and Scotland to try and find its origin. | He said attention could now turn to areas like northern England and Scotland to try and find its origin. |
| The research was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. | The research was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. |
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