Stonehenge's ancient stone beach can be born in Wales

British scientists found evidence that the Stonehenge monument could initially be built in Wales.

The discovery of the quarry providing green stone for Stonehenge in Wiltshire, Salisbury, led archaeologists to believe that Britain's largest prehistoric monument was originally erected in Wales. Previously, research showed that the blue rock forming horseshoe in the center of the monument was taken from Preseli hill in Pembrokeshire, more than 200km from the Salisbury plain.

Archaeologists discovered a series of hollows at Carn Goedog and Craig Rhos-y-felin rocks north of the Preseli hill, coinciding with Stonehenge's shape and size. In addition, they found many roughened blocks of stone removed by a mason and a stone gathering area before pulling away.

The image of building Stonehenge monument in Salisbury, England.(Photo: gaia).

Hazelnut husks and wood charcoal at the construction site of construction workers are dated by carbon isotopes to determine the time of quarrying. According to Mike Parker Pearson, project director and professor at the University of London, the findings are interesting. The team published the results of the Antiquity magazine discovery on December 7.

"Timeline of trimmed stones was in 3,400 BC in Craig Rhos-y-felin and 3,200 BC in Carn Geodog. Meanwhile, blue blocks of stone were only erected at Stonehenge around 2900 years ago. It is likely that at first these rocks were used for a monument in the area near the quarry, then dismantled and pulled to Wiltshire to build the Stonehenge monument , "Pearson said.

Evidence of chronology also shows that Stonehenge has a longer history. A Pearson hypothesis suggests that workers built Stonehenge in Wales, and Stonehenge today is only a reconstruction work.

Transporting giant blue rocks over the long journey from Wales to Wiltshire is one of the most impressive exploits of Neolithic society. Archaeologists estimate that each stone mass weighs nearly 2 tons and Stonehenge is made up of 80 such monoliths. Humans or animals can pull these rocks on wooden rollers, like today's railroad tracks.

Tribes in Madagascar and many other communities once moved large blocks of stone at a distance."A recent hypothesis suggests that Stonehenge is a monument of unity, gathering people from different parts of England , " Pearson said.