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plasingli commented 1 year ago

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Stonehenge was never finished. It always was a partly-finished ruin, abandoned by its builders because they ran out of stones, ran out of energy, ...

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plasingli said:

Reconstructions of ancient monuments are none too easy -- frowned upon by the powers that be. Anyway, there aren't enough stones.....

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  @Nakedarchaeologist I'm simply trying to apply some logic here, for this particular ancient monument. The archaeologists assume -- almost without exception -- that the monument was completed in its pristine or "immaculate" form. I'm questioning that assumption, and asking what the EVIDENCE ...

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  plasingli said:

  @Nakedarchaeologist Well, you're welcome to your opinions, Robert. You call them assumptions -- I call them well-based and carefully considered conclusions. Time will tell which one of us is on the ball, and which one is out with the fairies!

  Only 11 sarsens missing? Come off it -- even the ...

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  .... and without skeptics we would still think the earth is flat, and that our little planet is the centre of the universe. Not a bad idea to think a bit now and then, instead of simply believing in fantasies.

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  Yes, I agree. Man has always been a scavenging, opportunistic species. We always use what is readily available rather than using what is not readily available -- so I think that is why Stonehenge was changed from a henge monument based on a circular embankment into something a great deal more ...

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  @sonofherne @sonofherne Yes, it's difficult to find the right word. As an indicator of grand design, or purpose, I suppose "temple" will do, but there is a strong association with spirituality or reverence, which could (and has been, ad infinitum!) be disputed. I think I prefer "monument" on th...

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  @sonofherne Yes, it's difficult to find the right word. As an indicator of grand design, or purpose, I suppose "temple" will do, but there is a strong association with spirituality or reverence, which could (and has been, ad infinitum!) be disputed. I think I prefer "monument" on the whole -- m...

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  @sonofherne Yes, familiar with all of that. if they wanted to carve, shape and bash the stones they had in their collection, that's fine by me. I too have wondered about Stanton Drew -- Kellaway thought that the stones used there were erratics, but from a different stream of ice with a northerl...

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plasingli said:

@sonofherne Interesting debate, Sonofherne! And thanks for your constructive comments -- much appreciated. Yes, the bluestones are a pretty mottley collection -- if you look at the geology of the orthostats and the fragments from the Stonehenge environs, we are up to 24 different sources, and g...

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  @sonofherne Yes, I know that. It's the "temple" bit that I take issue with.......

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  @sonofherne I'm not really bothered whether Stonehenge is perceived to be prominent or not. I don't sit at the Visitor Centre and talk to thousands of visitors -- but from trawling blogs and twitters etc my perception is that there are vast numbers who think Stonehenge is spectacular -- in part ...

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  @sonofherne Sorry -- what's a problem? The breaking up of stones? I'm not disputing that it happened -- there is plenty of documented evidence that it did. But 70 or so large stones smashed to pieces and carted off, without trace? Hmmm.... I'm just trying to get away from speculations and fa...

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  @sonofherne Which "latest geophys evidence" are you referring to? Sure, there are stone holes everywhere -- but I'm talking about the "empty section" of the trilithon circle. Of course there are many records of Stonehenge being used as a quarry, but I find it hard to believe that such a large...

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