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Heelstone Carvings "Quartz Hydration"
The new technique, called "Quartz Hydration", takes advantage of the natural properties of quartz, a mineral found in many rocks. Whenever a rock containing quartz is cut or polished, as in the world famous Lion head, Calf head, Man face, and Eagle wings' Heelstone Carvings at Stonehenge, the quartz at the surface is left exposed. Over time, water diffuses into the quartz, forming a layer. By measuring the layer, how long ago the rock was cut is determined. The technique can be used to date stone carvings that were created between 100 and about 100,000 years ago. A paper outlining the technique is available in the current issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, dated July 2004.
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REPORT ON THE EXCAVATIONS AT STONEHENGE DURING THE SEASON OF 1923 William Hawley Antiquaries Journal. J., 5 1925 21-50
STONEHENGE R.J.C. Atkinson PENGUIN BOOKS in association with Hamish Hamilton 1956 ISBN 0140136460 INDEX 221 Carvings, modern, 33-4, 46-7 prehistoric, 43-7, 91-3, 139-40, 178-9, 208-9 Heel Stone, 29-30,68-9, 70, 76, 105, 173, 203
STONEHENGE in its landscape Twentieth-century excavations Rosamund M J Cleal, K E Walker, and R Montague with major contributions by Michael J Allen, Alex Bayliss, C Bronk Ramsey, Linda Coleman, Julie Gardiner, P A Harding, Rupert Housley, Andrew J Lawson, Gerry McCormac, Jacqueline I McKinley, Andrew Payne, Robert G Scaife, Dale Serjeantson, and Geoff Wainwright ENGLISH HERITAGE 1995 ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT 10 ISBN 1850746052 INDEX 603, 608 carvings, prehistoric 30-3, Plate 7.2 Heelstone (Stone 96) 25, 26, 166, 269, 270, 271, 272
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY . 92 Science and Stonehenge Edited by BARRY CUNLIFFE & COLIN RENFREW Published for THE BRITISH ACADEMY by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1997 ISBN 0197261744 INDEX 351, 355 carvings, prehistoric 5, 29, 35, 150, 338 distribution 150, 163, 190 Heelstone (Stone 96) 15, 16, 28, 155
HENGEWORLD Mike Pitts C CENTURY . LONDON 2000 ISBN 0712679545 INDEX 402, 403 Stonehenge carvings 8, 26, 265-6, 296-7, 27, 266 Heelstone 8, 96, 135, 139, 145-50, 154, 229, 266, 275, 7, 138, 146, 230
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