Fingerprinting Sarsens to West Woods

map of west woods the origin of the sarsens and routes to stonehenge

The fingerprinting of the sarsens of Stonehenge is fascinating. Though it took nearly three years and was a year late.


Seems that most of them are of the same type and probably from the same area. Even the Heel Stone! Which, as it is undressed and there’s a pit close by that it could have been pulled from, is surprising. As well, I thought there were at least two types of sarsen, orange and purple. But this seems to be unimportant — now.

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