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The so-called Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument on the island of Orkney, Britain. The four standing stones (each about 300 mm. thick and measuring up to 5 meters tall) were once part of a massive henge monument which included perhaps 12 standing stones in total.
Radiocarbon dating has shown that there was ritual activity on the site by at least 3100 BCE.
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Jones, B. (2019, January 07). Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9795/
Jones, Bob. "Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 07, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9795/.
Jones, Bob. "Standing Stones of Stenness (Illustration)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Jan 2019. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
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