A new study suggests Neolithic farmers had mastered animal traction
The mystery of how Stonehenge’s bluestones were transported 160 miles from Wales to Wiltshire has puzzled archaeologists for generations. Some experts say glaciers picked up and deposited the huge rocks in the last ice age, while others have suggested the stones were dragged on rollers or sleds by manpower.
The bluestones of Stonehenge may have been dragged by animals
Stonehenge may have been built with the assistance of cows who helped carry the enormous rocks across the British Isles.
It could help explain how the fabled bluestones managed to complete the journey from Wales to Wiltshire, where Stonehenge still sits today.
Previous research has claimed the movement of glaciers deposited the huge slabs of rock 160 miles away from their original location.
New research has found evidence of cattle being used by humans to pull and carry heavy loads for 8,000 years.
Archaeologists at University College London discovered that the bones in the feet of Neolithic cattle demonstrated distinctive wear patterns, indicative of exploitation as ‘animal engines’.
Neolithic cattle in the Balkans were therefore being used for our purposes two millennia earlier than previously thought
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