bluestones

E276873

Bluestones are the smaller, non-local igneous and sandstone blocks at Stonehenge, transported from Wales and arranged within the monument’s inner settings.

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Label Occurrences
bluestones canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element
megalithic stones
arrangedAs circles and arcs within Stonehenge
associatedWith prehistoric monument construction
ritual and ceremonial use at Stonehenge
associatedWithSite Stonehenge
surface form: Stonehenge World Heritage Site
chronologicalPhase earlier stone settings at Stonehenge
contrastedWith sarsen stones
culturalContext Neolithic Britain
feature distinct petrology from local Stonehenge geology
isLocalTo false
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInRegion Wiltshire
surface form: Wiltshire, England
locatedInStructure inner settings of Stonehenge
material igneous rock
sandstone
partOf Stonehenge
surface form: Stonehenge stone circle
relativeSizeComparedToSarsens smaller
researchTopic prehistoric transport methods
provenance and quarry sources
roleInMonument inner architectural and symbolic focus
significance non-local origin indicates long-distance transport
studiedBy archaeologists
geologists
timePeriod late Neolithic
transportedFrom Wales
transportedTo Stonehenge
surface form: Stonehenge site
transportModeHypotheses overland hauling
water transport via rivers and sea
usedAt Stonehenge

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Stonehenge hasPart bluestones