# The megaliths came from several sources across Wessex, not one wood.

> Disputed: The megaliths came from several sources across Wessex, not one wood.

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# The megaliths came from several sources across Wessex, not one wood.

The megaliths came from several sources across Wessex, not one wood.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** Two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The 50-stone group splits into several geochemical sources under fuller analysis.

## What would rule it out

- Whole-rock analysis of more megaliths matching West Woods alone.

## Evidence 2 for · 1 against

[No definitive geochemical match for Stone 58 can be argued from the available data.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPZYG5067/no-definitive-geochemical-match-for-stone-58-can-be-argued)

Suggestive

FOR

[Sarsen debitage at the site falls in at least three further geochemical families, traced to the Marlborough…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPZEW6TXS/sarsen-debitage-at-the-site-falls-in-at-least-three-further)

Supported

FOR

[Fifty of the 52 surviving megaliths fall in one chemical group.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPZPP5WQ0/fifty-of-the-52-surviving-megaliths-fall-in-one-chemical)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Where did the sarsens come from?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPGAG7M10/where-did-the-sarsens-come-from)

Most likelyFifty of the 52 surviving sarsens share one chemistry, matched to West Woods near Marlborough; the other two…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The megaliths came from several sources across Wessex, not one wood. [Answer ANS0CRWPZ7279K6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPZ7279K6
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**ANS** 0CRWPZ7279K6

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