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Analyze This: Stonehenge’s ‘Altar Stone’ has mysterious origins
After a century of searching for the source of the Altar Stone, scientists have yet to figure out where ancient people got the rock.
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After a century of searching for the source of the Altar Stone, scientists have yet to figure out where ancient people got the rock.
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