Close-up view of a Stonehenge sarsen trilithon showing the massive lintels seated in place atop two upright stones using mortise-and-tenon joints. The sars
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Close-up view of a Stonehenge sarsen trilithon showing the massive lintels seated in place atop two upright stones using mortise-and-tenon joints. The sarsen stones, some weighing over 25 tons, were transported from the Marlborough Downs approximately 25 miles to the north. The precision of the interlocking joints is remarkable for a Stone Age construction.
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