Bevins et al. 2023: the Altar Stone probably not from the Anglo-Welsh Basin ORS (JASR 51)

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pXRF, automated SEM-EDS and Raman testing of Anglo-Welsh Basin ORS. It proposes that the Altar Stone be "de-classified" as a bluestone.

References

• Bevins, R.E., Pearce, N.J.G., Ixer, R.A., Pirrie, D., Andò, S., Hillier, S., Turner, P., Power, M. 2023. The Stonehenge Altar Stone was probably not sourced from the Old Red Sandstone of the Anglo-Welsh Basin: time to broaden our geographic and stratigraphic horizons? Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 51: 104215. DOI (open access)
• Daw, T. 2023-09. sarsen.org blog post "the altar stone not welsh so where is". link (open access)
• Daw, T. 2023-10. sarsen.org blog post "the stonehenge altar stone was probably". link (open access)

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