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Laser Scan May Reveal Stonehenge Secrets

By Lee SpeigelMar 14th 2011 – 7:59AM
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Modern technology may be the key to unlock hidden secrets about an ancient monument: Stonehenge. Researchers are using lasers to scan the nearly three dozen stones, or megaliths, that make up the famous circular complex on the Salisbury Plain of southern England. The vertical stones -- over 10 feet tall and weighing many...

Did Stonehenge's Builders Use Ball Bearings?

By Lee SpeigelNov 24th 2010 – 7:01AM
Matt Cardy, Getty Images

Matt Cardy, Getty Images

(Nov. 24) -- When it comes to mystical places on Earth, few can rival Stonehenge -- the enigmatic stone monument sitting on the Salisbury Plain of southern England. And now comes a new theory that suggests the Neolithic builders who erected Stonehenge may have used ball bearings to move the giant stones into...

Background on megaliths

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

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