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Researchers have uncovered how prehistoric people managed to transport a massive 2-tonne stone across distances over 5,300 years ago. The stone, called the Matarrubilla stone, resides within a circular chamber known as a tholos at the Valencina site near Seville. The Matarrubilla Stone: A Ritual Monument The Matarrubilla stone is no ordinary megalith. Weighing a staggering two tonnes, it is …

A small fragment of rock found at Stonehenge in 1924 may provide the key that unlocks the mystery of how the prehistoric monument was constructed. Known as the Newall Boulder, the bullet-shaped lithic lump sits at the heart of a heated archaeological dispute over whether the stone circle’s enormous building blocks were brought to the site by people or natural …