image: Cathodoluminescence image from the Stonehenge sarsen, showing quartz grains cemented together by multiple layers of quartz cement. view more
Credit: Nash et al, 2021, PLOS ONE (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Stonehenge's sandstone blocks - sarsen stones - characterized in extensive petrological and geochemical analysis.
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Article Title: Petrological and geochemical characterisation of the sarsen stones at Stonehenge
Funding: DJN, TJRC, JSU, MPP, TD were awarded British Academy / Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant SG170610 https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/. DP received additional funding support from the University of South Wales CESRIS grant (no number) https://www.southwales.ac.uk/. These funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. JMH, MRP and NW are employed by commercial companies (Petroclays Ltd, Vidence Inc. and Gatan UK, respectively). These companies provided support in the form of salaries but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section.
Competing Interests: Three of the authors (JMH, MRP and NW) are employed by commercial companies (Petroclays Ltd, Vidence Inc. and Gatan UK, respectively). This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254760
Journal
PLOS ONE
Method of Research
Experimental study
Subject of Research
Not applicable
Article Title
Petrological and geochemical characterisation of the sarsen stones at Stonehenge
Article Publication Date
4-Aug-2021
COI Statement
Three of the authors (JMH, MRP and NW) are employed by commercial companies (Petroclays Ltd, Vidence Inc. and Gatan UK, respectively). This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.