Since time immemorial, there has been a question of logistics associated with Stonehenge: How did prehistoric humans manage to transport stones weighing more than 25 tons throughout southern England thousands of years ago? Clearly, the enormous stones at Stonehenge had been moved intentionally. However, their origins have remained largely mysterious to archaeologists until now, which is why many hypotheses have existed regarding either some long-lost engineering methods or glacial action.
Fortunately, geochemical analysis may give us the answer. As indicated by a study published in Science Advances and cataloged in PubMed, most sarsens at Stonehenge are very probably native to a woodland site known as West Woods, located in Wiltshire, some 25 kilometers north of the monument. It matters since this information allows for concrete conclusions to be made based on chemical analysis of the stones.
