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Geological analysis explains durability of Stonehenge megaliths
05/08/2021 03:18 PM | Click to read full article
The first comprehensive scientific analysis of Stonehenge’s imposing megaliths has revealed some of the traits that made them an exemplary building material for the famed monument in southern England including their stout resistance to weathering.
Researchers described a battery of examinations that provided a glimpse inside one of Stonehenge’s 52 sandstone megaliths, known as sarsens. It is comprised of mainly sand-sized quartz grains cemented tightly together by an interlocking mosaic of quartz crystals.
