Fig. 5: A multidimensional scaling plot of concordant zircon ages from stream sediment samples (SH1–SH4) and comparative age datasets, including crystalline source terranes and sedimentary basins.
From: Detrital zircon–apatite fingerprinting challenges glacial transport of Stonehenge’s megaliths
Schematic age mode vectors illustrate how discrete ages influence the positioning of individual datasets. Sources are provided in the methods section. Uncertainty ellipses are shown at 2σ uncertainty97. Stress values quantify how well the plot distances represent the original dataset’s dissimilarities. Values below 0.15 indicate an ‘excellent’ fit97.
