Scientists find origin source of larger Stonehenge pieces

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Not that I'll necessarily believe anything the labcoats push on us - it's interesting to keep note of.

tl;dr

Geochemical testing indicates that 50 of Stonehenge's 52 pale-gray sandstone megaliths, known as sarsens, share a common origin about 15 miles (25 km) away at a site called West Woods on the edge of Wiltshire's Marlborough Downs

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Stonehenge's smaller bluestones previously were traced to Pembrokeshire in Wales 150 miles (250 km) away