Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks
- Written by Anthony Clarke, Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Ask people how Stonehenge was built and you’ll hear stories of sledges, ropes, boats and sheer human determination to haul stones from across Britain to Salisbury Plain, in south-west England. Others might mention giants, wizards, or alien assistance to explain the transport of Stonehenge’s stones, which come from as far as Wales and Sc...





