London - Good news: Scientists say they have found the spot where some of Stonehenge’s rocks came from.
The bad news is it means archaeologists trying to establish how the circle of stones was built have for nearly 100 years been digging for clues in the wrong place.
It follows advances in technology which allowed researchers to pin-point the source of some of the bluestones that form part of the 5 000-year-old monument.
It has long been accepted these came from the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire and studies have focused on an outcrop called Carn Meini. But the research says another hill, Carn Goedog, is the most likely source of 11 of the stones.
Dr Richard Bevins, of the National Museum of Wales, who was involved in the study, said: “I don’t expect to be getting Christmas cards from the archaeologists who’ve been excavating at the wrong place over all these years.” - Daily Mail