New theory could finally solve one of Stonehenge's biggest mysteries - AOL.com
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A bold new glacial-transport theory may finally explain how Stonehenge's massive bluestones traveled hundreds of miles — and it rewrites everything we thought we knew about prehistoric engineering.
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Theory Briefing
- Researchers at Sheffield Hallam and Curtin University propose glaciers carried Stonehenge's bluestones to Doggerland, not human hands.
- The theory challenges long-held human-transport models, suggesting nature did the heavy lifting across hundreds of miles.
- Doggerland, now submerged beneath the North Sea, may have been the glacial drop-off point before humans moved the stones the final stretch.