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People quarried the stones in Preseli and carried them to Wessex, overland or with a water stage, around 3000…

People quarried the stones in Preseli and carried them to Wessex, overland or with a water stage, around 3000 BC.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: four pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Quarry features and tools at the matched outcrops, dated before Stage 1.
  • No glacial deposits with Preseli lithologies on Salisbury Plain.
  • Occasional bluestone debris or lost stones along feasible routes.

What would rule it out

  • Glacial till on Salisbury Plain containing Preseli erratics of monolith size.

Evidence 4 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyPeople quarried the stones in Preseli and carried them to Wessex, overland or with a water stage, around 3000…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). People quarried the stones in Preseli and carried them to Wessex, overland or with a water stage, around 3000… [Answer ANS0CRWPDMJ1XAS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPDMJ1XAS
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