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Scientists Are Back to the Drawing Board on Stonehenge Mystery
UNITED KINGDOM, 6 November
By John_Doe
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A view of the iconic Altar Stone standing at the center of the Stonehenge monument in England.
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BBC
A famous stone at Stonehenge didn't come from Scotland after all. Experts are still trying to figure out where it traveled from.
Stonehenge is one of the most famous spots in the world. It is a circle of giant standing stones in England. For a long time, experts have tried to figure out where those stones came from. One of the biggest mysteries is the 'Altar Stone.' This is a large, flat stone that sits right in the middle of the circle. For a while, many people thought this stone came from a place in north-east Scotland. But new tests on the stone have changed everything. Scientists looked at the tiny minerals inside the rock. These minerals act like a 'fingerprint' that tells them exactly where the rock was formed…