Stonehenge Altar stone likely came from Scotland, not Wales

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Mineral analysis matches sandstones from over 750km away 

The 6-tonne altar stone at the centre of Stonehenge travelled at least 750km from northeast Scotland to its present location in southern England, according to a new analysis of its mineral content. The discovery challenges the long-held belief that the stone originated in Wales and provides evidence of the connectivity and mobility of people within Neolithic Britain.