A groundbreaking study published this week has rewritten the history of Stonehenge. Geochemists using advanced isotopic fingerprinting have determined that the massive Altar Stone, previously thought to have come from Wales, actually originated from the Orcadian Basin in North-East Scotland, over 700 miles away.
The fact that a six-ton stone was transported such a vast distance 5,000 years ago suggests a much more sophisticated maritime or overland transport network than previously imagined. This discovery implies that Neolithic Britain was far more connected, with long-distance cultural and logistical exchange between the north and south.