{
  "id": 18577659,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-06T21:41:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/where-did-stonehenges-mysterious-six-ton-altar-stone-really-come-from-geologists-rule-out-the-scottish-hypothesis-as-search-deepens-180989833/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A comprehensive investigation of the sandstone megalith’s \"geological fingerprint\" suggests it did not originate in northeast Scotland, as a surprising study concluded in 2024, sending scientists back into the field to track down the enigmatic slab's origins",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-05T14:26:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
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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."
}