# Nash 2020: Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge

> David J. Nash, T. Jake R. Ciborowski, J. Stewart Ullyott et al., 2020. 11 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the sarsen source.

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# Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge

David J. Nash, T. Jake R. Ciborowski, J. Stewart Ullyott et al., 2020. _Science Advances_.

Geochemistry of a core removed from Stone 58 in 1958 matches 50 of the 52 sarsens to West Woods, 25 km north.

**Stonehenge** ArticleCopy of **[The Phillips core from Stone 58](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/artifacts/ART0CRWPSBJ2RJZ/the-phillips-core-from-stone-58)** doi: **[10.1126/sciadv.abc0133](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc0133)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the sarsen source.

## Cited by on this site 11 records

[Fifty of the 52 surviving sarsens share one chemistry, matched to West Woods near Marlborough; the other two…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPY7T3FXF/fifty-of-the-52-surviving-sarsens-share-one-chemistry)

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[The Phillips core from Stone 58](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/artifacts/ART0CRWPSBJ2RJZ/the-phillips-core-from-stone-58)

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[The Phillips core from Stone 58: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/copies/CPY0CRWPSKC03P8/the-phillips-core-from-stone-58-photo)

CPY

[Sarsen geochemistry (Stone 58 core and sarsen fields)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CRWPRCA16Z6/sarsen-geochemistry-stone-58-core-and-sarsen-fields)

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[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)

Evidence

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[Portable XRF puts 50 of 52 sarsens in one chemical group; the Stone 58 core's trace elements match West Woods…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPYFM3N7X/portable-xrf-puts-50-of-52-sarsens-in-one-chemical-group-the)

Evidence

EVD

[A core is drilled from Stone 58 during restoration work, the sample later used to trace the sarsens](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/events/EVT0CRWPP604JX5/a-core-is-drilled-from-stone-58-during-restoration-work-the)

EVT

[The sarsens are traced to West Woods](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/events/EVT0CRWPBP26HM5/the-sarsens-are-traced-to-west-woods)

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[David Nash](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/people/FIG0CRWP8RA4X0A/david-nash)

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[Stonehenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge)

The mystery article

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

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## Cite it

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Nash, D. J., Ciborowski, T. J. R., Ullyott, J. S., Parker Pearson, M., Darvill, T., Greaney, S., Maniatis, G., & Whitaker, K. A. (2020). Origins of the sarsen megaliths at Stonehenge. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc0133
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc0133)

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