Stonehenge, a famous ancient site in southern England, has long puzzled experts about how its huge stones arrived. New research from Curtin University used tiny mineral grains in local river sediments to test if glaciers moved the stones during the Ice Age. The results show no evidence of glaciers bringing the stones. Instead, the sediments match local recycling, meaning glaciers did not carry the stones south to Salisbury Plain. The study analyzed detrital zircon and apatite minerals in streams around Salisbury Plain. If glaciers had crossed, they would have left mineral traces from Wales or northern Britain. But the mineral ages matched only southern England rocks. This means the stones were likely moved by people, not ice. This research supports earlier findings that glaciers never reached Salisbury Plain. There are no physical signs like moraines or erratic rocks to prove ice moved in that far south. Large stones don’t travel far by meltwater either, making accidental glacial movement unlikely. The biggest stones, called sarsens, came from West Woods, 25 km away. Moving these 25-tonne stones called for planning and hard work. Bluestones traveled even farther—from the Preseli Hills in Wales, about 230 km away—and some possibly by sea. One stone, the Altar Stone, might have come from northeast Scotland, over 700 km away. The study does not explain how the stones were moved, but sledges, rollers, and boats could be involved. The key takeaway is clear: Stonehenge was built by organized human effort, not chance glacial transport. This shifts our view of the monument, making the human story even more remarkable.