Stonehenge Altar Stone Scottish, Not Welsh! – WB 17th Aug 2024

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0:00 Introduction

1:29 Earl of Abergavenny Wreck Protected

6:57 Stonehenge Altar Stone – Scottish?

8:24 ‘Shocked!’ vs ‘Baffled!’

10:07 A Geological Perspective on Geography

11:37 Except… It’s NOT a Shock!

18:26 Mike Pitts Favours a Land Route

20:20 The Neolithic Map & ‘Megalithic Missionaries’?

26:11 Giant Conspiracies to Follow?

27:45 Next Week – Two Financial Reports

32:06 Conclusion

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Link of the Week:

Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory Appeal:

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Links:

Shipwreck Linked To Wordsworth Family Granted Protection:

https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-...

Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...

A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

BAFFLED! (An Archaeology Song):

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Orkney set to say goodbye to the Ness of Brodgar:

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'Colossal' theory on Stonehenge origin explored in new Fox Nation special:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/colossa...

FAME: State of the Archaeological Market 2023:

https://famearchaeology.co.uk/state-o...

The Economic Value of the Heritage Sector:

https://historicengland.org.uk/resear...

Exclusive: Creative Scotland warns of 'managed decline' outlook for the arts after being targeted for new cuts:

https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...