The Stonehenge Bluestones

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Ganrif yn ôl, canfyddwyd fod cerrig gleision Stonehenge wedi dod o orllewin Cymru. Ers hynny, bu'r cerrig yn ganolbwynt i un o ymrysonau pennaf y cyfnod cynhanesiol, wrth i ddaearegwyr ac archaeolegwyr ddadlau sut a phryd y cawsant eu symud, ac at ba bwrpas.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

One hundred years ago it was discovered that the Stonehenge bluestones had come from a small area in West Wales. Since then, the stones have been at the centre of one of the greatest controversies in prehistory. Geologists and archaeologists have argued about how and when they were moved, and for what purpose.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

The author Brian John is an earth scientist who has a special interest in the Ice Age. He has more than 90 books to his name, including the best-selling 8-volume Angel Mountain Saga. He lives in the source area of the bluestones, and has studied it in detail for many years.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

In the discussions, myth-making has unfortunately been a greater priority than sound science. In a dramatic development, following a forensic examination of the evidence from many disciplines, and drawing on exciting new research, earth scientist Brian John now shows that the stones were not quarried or transported by our Neolithic ancestors. Instead, they were carried eastwards by the great Irish Sea Glacier almost half a million years ago, and used where they were found by the builders of Stonehenge. And when the stones ran out, the great building project ground to a halt.......... the great prehistoric icon always was a ruin.