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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Inside the quest for the origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone

“It was one of those kind of serendipitous occasions – a Eureka moment,” says Professor Richard Bevins.

Picking over a set of 15 sample stones from Stonehenge passed on to him by a former colleague, the geologist was asked to make a quick observation on the source of rock believed to have been brought from west Wales some 5,000 years ago.

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