The people who put up these giant stones did not choose the nearest possible source.
- Research Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Nearly four centuries after the Batavia wrecked, a new study about its precious cargo shows that stories can indeed be written in stone.
When it comes to evolution, a few million years can really matter.
Une nouvelle étude montre que les pierres les plus exotiques de Stonehenge ne sont pas arrivées par hasard, mais ont été soigneusement choisies et transportées.
A new study shows the monument’s most exotic stones did not arrive by chance but were instead deliberately selected and transported.
O centro das atividades do solstício em Stonehenge é a Pedra do Altar - uma grande placa de arenito de origem incerta. Nosso novo trabalho encontrou uma correspondência para ela na Escócia.
The centre of solstice activities at Stonehenge is the Altar Stone – a large sandstone slab of uncertain origins. Our new work has found a match for it all the way in Scotland.
Fossil traces of the oldest complex ecosystems are found in precious few locations worldwide, including Australia. Newly dated fossils from Wales now join the ranks.
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