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Stonehenge Discovery using 3D Laser Scanning

Posted by michael on from the scientists-do-it-with-lasers dept.

Alligator Descartes writes "The BBC reports - 'High-tech lasers have been used to unlock the secrets of Stonehenge. The work at the ancient site in Wiltshire has already uncovered two carvings which are invisible to the naked eye.' The project website contains lots of images plus some nice animations of the scan data."

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  1. But how do they know... by YanceyAI · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The article says researchers are hoping the carvings will help them better understand Stonehenge. I visited the site, but I can't tell if they are implying that they know the carvings and the arrangement of the stones were done by the same people.

    Could the stone arrangement predate the carvings?

    Does anyone know if there is proof that understanding the carvings will actually help them understand Stonehenge? Maybe the axes are just bronze age graffiti.

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