Three more stones

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‘Stone 53 - In 1953, Professor Atkinson was the first to notice the outline of a dagger and axe blades carved into the surface of one of the trilithon uprights. The shape of the weapons and tools suggest that they date to the earlier part of the Bronze Age, between 1750 and 1500BC, so were later additions to the monument.  

Jean-Luc would never have imagined that there were so many different stones gathered to create the Stonehenge.

Altar Stone - Partially buried beneath two of the fallen stones of the largest trilithon lies the Altar Stone. This is the largest of the non-sarsen stones, a large slab of greenish Old Red Sandstone. Recent geological research has pinpointed the source of this stone as probably the Brecon Beacons area of south-east Wales. It is not known whether the Altar Stone originally lay flat as an altar-like slab or if it stood upright.

Stone 60 - The sole surviving upright of another trilithon, Stone 60 had a huge hole at its base, large enough for several people to shelter under during bad weather. In 1959 during a programme of restoration, the stone was straightened and the hole filled with concrete.’ (Source) 

Let’s continue - Stonehenge today!

Start at the beginning – Jean-Luc time travels to the Stonehenge