altar stone
noun
: a stone slab with a compartment containing the relics of martyrs that forms an essential part of a Roman Catholic altar
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The altar stone is believed to have been added around 2500BCE during a period of cultural shifts in Britain with new people coming in from mainland Europe.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, another scientific paper provided compelling evidence that Stonehenge’s central altar stone originally came from about 430 miles (700 kilometers) away in the north of Scotland.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The altar stone, for instance, was previously thought to have fallen into its current position; however, other stone circles in Northeast Scotland contain stones that have been laid flat.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
What, in particular, made the altar stone special is unclear.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
The central six-ton altar stone at Stonehenge may have come from more than 450 miles away, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Kirkland and his fellow researchers examined three ways the altar stone could have traveled from Scotland to Stonehenge.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
Unlike the English monument, Maryhill’s altar stone is positioned in line with the astronomical horizon instead of the midsummer sunrise – resulting in a three-degree difference from the original.
—oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021
And on a famous altar stone from the site of Sak Nikte’, also in modern-day Guatemala, a queen known as Ix Naah Ek’ wore the helmet of the Maya god of war and stood atop a large battle palanquin, or platform, the size of a Macy’s parade float.
—Shannon Palus, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2014
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, another scientific paper provided compelling evidence that Stonehenge’s central altar stone originally came from about 430 miles (700 kilometers) away in the north of Scotland.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The altar stone, for instance, was previously thought to have fallen into its current position; however, other stone circles in Northeast Scotland contain stones that have been laid flat.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
What, in particular, made the altar stone special is unclear.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
The central six-ton altar stone at Stonehenge may have come from more than 450 miles away, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Kirkland and his fellow researchers examined three ways the altar stone could have traveled from Scotland to Stonehenge.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
Unlike the English monument, Maryhill’s altar stone is positioned in line with the astronomical horizon instead of the midsummer sunrise – resulting in a three-degree difference from the original.
—oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021
And on a famous altar stone from the site of Sak Nikte’, also in modern-day Guatemala, a queen known as Ix Naah Ek’ wore the helmet of the Maya god of war and stood atop a large battle palanquin, or platform, the size of a Macy’s parade float.
—Shannon Palus, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2014
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“Altar stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altar%20stone. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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