The Stonehenge Altar Stone was probably not sourced from the Old Red Sandstone of the Anglo-Welsh Basin
Time to broaden our geographic and stratigraphic horizons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13095035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R E Bevins (0000-0002-7201-0115, Aberystwyth University, corresponding author), Nicholas J G Pearce (0000-0003-3157-9564, Aberystwyth University), Rob Ixer (University College London), Duncan Pirrie (0000-0002-4954-5920, University of South Wales), Sergio Andò (0000-0002-3429-2350, University of Milano-Bicocca), Stephen Hillier (0000-0001-9652-9950, James Hutton Institute), Peter Turner (0000-0001-6836-436X), Peter A Turner (0000-0003-0839-1408), Matthew Power (0000-0001-7482-4545) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Pages | 104215-104215 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2352-409X • E-ISSN: 2352-4103 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104215 |
| OpenAlex | W4386950957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
Altar · Ancient history · Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Lithology · Provenance · Welsh · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Geology
Alteration fabrics and mineralogy as provenance indicators; the Stonehenge bluestone dolerites and their enigmatic “spots”
Assessing the authenticity of a sample taken from the Altar Stone at Stonehenge in 1844 using portable XRF and automated SEM-EDS
Identification of the source of dolerites used at the Waun Mawn stone circle in the Mynydd Preseli, west Wales and implications for the proposed link with Stonehenge
Constraining the provenance of the Stonehenge ‘Altar Stone’
Provenancing the rhyolitic and dacitic components of the Stonehenge landscape bluestone lithology
Carn Goedog is the likely major source of Stonehenge doleritic bluestones
The Geological Sources and Transport of the Bluestones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
Megalithic Art in the North-west of Britain
The Source of the Stones of Stonehenge
Choosing the site, getting the stones, building the dolmens
Mythical rings? Waun Mawn and Stonehenge Stage 1
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |