US EditionExtraordinary Secret Hidden in Cow's Tooth Reveals Link Between Stonehenge and Wales
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The nearest two hundred kilometers away are rocks like the ones used to build the five-thousand-year-old structure. The stones were probably dragged there by cattle.
5,000-Year-Old Tooth Sheds New Light on Stonehenge Mystery
Stonehenge, Salisbury, UK. Credit: Loco Steve / CC BY-2.0 / Flickr A recent scientific breakthrough has shed new light on the long-standing Stonehenge mystery, with researchers uncovering crucial information from an ancient cow’s tooth found at the historic site. The tooth, part of a cow’s jawbone, discovered near the southern entrance of Stonehenge in 1924, dates back to between 2995 and 2900 B.C. For decades, the find remained a curiosity; how…
A cow's tooth, already found in Stonehenge in 1924, was examined. The animal came from the same region in Wales as the famous "blue stones"
A cow's jawbone was deliberately placed near the entrance to Stonehenge for an unknown reason when the monument was built. Now, a team of UK scientists has analyzed a tooth from that jawbone. The analysis suggests that cattle may have been used as draft animals to transport the stone blocks from Wales to Stonehenge.
The tooth that solves the Stonehenge mystery after 5,000 years: Scientists uncover new evidence about how the stones were transported there | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Stonehenge is how the heavy boulders got there. While some of the rocks came from Wales, one has even been traced to a quarry in Scotland. Recent research confirmed they were moved by humans – not glaciers – but it’s not been clear how the bluestones, weighing over three tonnes, were transported hundreds of miles. Now, a new discovery could expose one of the monument’s best–kept secrets. A century ago, in…
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