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  "id": 18474201,
  "title": "Origin of Stonehenge’s altar remains enigma as north-east Scotland theory ruled out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/origin-of-stonehenges-altar-remains-enigma-as-north-east-scotland",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:26:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/05/origin-stonehenge-altar-remains-enigma-north-east-scotland-ruled-out"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Geologists say they are getting closer to solving mystery as tests suggest stone may have come from elsewhere in Scotland, northern England or even Ireland They spent countless hours on weather-battered Scottish hills, a hardy band of geologists searching for the origin of one of Stonehenge’s most intriguing features. But the prehistoric monument tends to yield its secrets reluctantly, and a new…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Mystery origin of iconic Stonehenge Altar Stone deepens as search narrows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mystery-origin-of-iconic-stonehenge-altar-stone-deepens-as-search",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:00:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Smithsonian",
        "title": "Where Did Stonehenge's Mysterious, Six-Ton Altar Stone Really Come From? Geologists Rule Out the Scottish Hypothesis as the Search Deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/where-did-stonehenges-mysterious-six-ton-altar-stone-really-come-from",
        "published": "2026-11-06T21:41:20.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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