# Bevins 2024: Was the Stonehenge Altar Stone from Orkney? Investigating the mineralogy and geochemistry of Orcadian Old Red Sandstone

> Richard E. Bevins, Nick J.G. Pearce, Stephen Hillier et al., 2024. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the narrowed source area.

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# Was the Stonehenge Altar Stone from Orkney? Investigating the mineralogy and geochemistry of Orcadian Old Red Sandstone

Richard E. Bevins, Nick J.G. Pearce, Stephen Hillier et al., 2024. _Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports_.

Rules out the Orkney sandstones, narrowing the Altar Stone's source to the mainland Orcadian Basin (Caithness, Moray Firth and around).

**Stonehenge** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104738](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104738)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the narrowed source area.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[No specific outcrop has been matched and no transport evidence exists.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPQ5879Y5/no-specific-outcrop-has-been-matched-and-no-transport)

Evidence

EVD

[Orkney sandstones are excluded by mineralogy and geochemistry.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPK8818K0/orkney-sandstones-are-excluded-by-mineralogy-and)

Evidence

EVD

[Orkney sandstones differ in mineralogy and chemistry from the Altar Stone.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPKZP0857/orkney-sandstones-differ-in-mineralogy-and-chemistry-from)

Evidence

EVD

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

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Bevins, R. E., Pearce, N. J., Hillier, S., Pirrie, D., Ixer, R. A., Andò, S., Barbarano, M., Power, M., & Turner, P. (2024). Was the Stonehenge Altar Stone from Orkney? Investigating the mineralogy and geochemistry of Orcadian Old Red Sandstone. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104738
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104738)

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