The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England. The 13,227-pound (6-metric ton) block was likely transported ...

For the study, the team was not permitted to chip away rocks at the site, but instead analyzed minerals in bits of rock that had been collected in previous digs, some dating back to the 1840s ...

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But the study indicates it’s still likely that the Altar Stone came from elsewhere in northeastern Scotland, presenting a wide search area for the team to investigate in the future.