Linking derived debitage to the Stonehenge Altar Stone using portable X-ray fluorescence analysis

Sammanfattning

The Altar Stone at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK, is enigmatic in that it differs markedly from the other bluestones. It is a grey-green, micaceous sandstone and has been considered to be derived from the Old Red Sandstone sequences of South Wales. Previous studies, however, have been based on presumed derived fragments (debitage) that have been identified visually as coming from the Altar Stone. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyses were conducted on these fragments (ex situ) as well as on the Altar Stone (in situ). Light elements (Z

Nyckelord

Stonehenge; Altar Stone; sandstone; debitage; portable XRF; provenancing

Publicerad i

Mineralogical Magazine
2022, volym: 86, nummer: 4, artikelnummer: PII S0026461X22000226
Utgivare: MINERALOGICAL SOC

SLU författare

• Hillier, Stephen

  • Institutionen för mark och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • The James Hutton Institute

UKÄ forskningsämne

Geologi
Arkeologi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2022.22

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