New theory suggests Stonehenge builders used wooden 'railway' tracks to transport 25-tonne stones
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Alex Ross
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Archaeologists have developed a new theory about how the massive 25-tonne sarsen stones were transported to Stonehenge 5,000 years ago. Rather than rolling the stones over timber posts as previously thought, experts now believe the builders used wooden tracks resembling a railway system to pull the stones from Marlborough Downs, 15 miles away. A new realistic image has been created to illustrate this transportation method, showing how the stones were likely moved along the wooden trackway using a system of levers and ropes.
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· 3 pulledThe most realistic image of the building of Stonehenge has been created, revealing for the first time how stones were pulled along wooden tracks 'like a sort of railway' to the monument.
The 25-tonne sarsen stones were brought from Marlborough Downs, some 15 miles away, and until recently, it was thought that they were rolled over timber posts
The World Heritage Site was built 5,000 years ago, first with the placing of bluestones transported from the Preseli Hills in Wales, and then, hundreds of years later, it was altered with the arrival of huge sarsen stones to create the iconic stone circle.
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