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Two carvings of axe heads have been found on stones at Stonehenge using a new laser scanning technique.
Both found on one stone, the axes, which date back to 1,800 BC, are badly eroded and can't be seen with the naked eye. But by sweeping low-powered laser beams at the stones and analysing the data closely, a picture emerged.
The first newly-discovered carving is about 15 cm square and may possibly be two axes, one on top of the other, while the other is about 10 cm by eight.
Only a small part of three of the sarsen stones were scanned by the team and they believe that a full scan of the surviving 83 stones would reveal more ancient carvings.
STONEHENGE SENSATION - SCANNING REVEALS AXE CARVINGS - 24 Hour Museum News, 16th October 2003; Archaeoptics web site (much more information).
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1: Posted by: Tim calhoon | November 19, 2004 6:26 PM
WHAT ARE SOME MOOR RECENT DISCOVERIES AROUND THE STONE AREA AND HOW DO YOU THINK THEY HAVE ANY RELATION WITH STONEHENGE? wHAT DO YOU THINK STONEHENGE WAS USED FOR?
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