Magnetic anomalies at prehistoric stone monuments

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Prehistoric Stone Monument in Scotland May Have Been Intentionally Built to Attract Lightning
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Prehistoric Stone Monument in Scotland May Have Been Intentionally Built to Attract Lightning

The newly discovered monument featured standing stones that were arranged in a circular pattern around a spot bearing the distinctive traces of a powerful lightning strike. Intriguingly, the new research indicates that the structure itself may have been deliberately built to attract lightning.

What’s more, the scans revealed a rather large star-shaped “magnetic anomaly” at the centre of this circle, which was dated to around 4,000 years ago. This magnetic anomaly was formed by either a single, large lightning strike or a series of small strikes hitting the same spot, according to the new research.

“This evidence is rare because lighting strikes are conducted along the top ‘skin’ of the Earth’s surface,” Tim Raub, a co-author of the new study and a researcher from the University of St. Andrews, said in a press release. “The clarity of the strike suggests we are looking at events before the peat enveloped the site, more than 3,000 years ago.”

The researchers could not determine if the lightning strike (or strikes as the case may be) happened before or after the stone circle had been constructed.
Not sure if ufo's have been known to leave similar 'magnetic anomalies'
 
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