Detrital zircon–apatite fingerprinting challenges glacial transport of Stonehenge’s megaliths

Communications Earth & Environment 2026 Open access

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Authors: Anthony J. I. Clarke, Christopher L. Kirkland
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-03105-3
Cited by: 3
References: 83

Abstract

Salisbury Plain detrital zircon ages align with southern British rocks from the London Basin, indicating local sedimentary recycling without glaciogenic evidence, negating glacial transport of the Stonehenge blocks, according to detrital zircon and apatite U-Pb isotopic fingerprinting of stream sediments across the Salisbury Plain.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
Communications Earth & Environment
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
7
Issue
1
Publication date
21 January 2026
Language
EN