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Re: The bluestone debate
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mountainman wrote:


In fact, the availability of stone was the prime factor in fixing location. Why should Stonehenge have been any different?


Whilst I accept the possiblity of the glaciation theory in relation to Stonehenge , that doesn't mean that great efforts didn't take place to move stones long distances . The is plenty proof of that .
Choosing a site like Stonehenge had very likely nothing to do with the availability of stone . A common feature of monumentality is an earlier timber structure that was late rreplaced by stone , in these type of circumstances it is apparent that the site was primary not the availibility of stone . This could also be applicable to Stonehenge due to the earliest presence of wooden features i.e. the timber posts dating from the Mesolithic .


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Posted by tiompan
14th December 2008ce
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