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I must have surveyed thousands of Victorian houses over the years. I can't recall one that hadn't suffered some degree of structural movement. One of the extraordinary things about Stonehenge is that so much of it has survived - considering it's been exposed to both natural and manmade erosion over the centuries. Apart from burying (or allowing to be buried) ancient structures there's perhaps another way of ensuring their 'arrival' in the present. The most revered Shinto Shrine in Japan is dedicated to the Sun Goddess, Ama-terasu-o-mi-Kami, at Ise;* the shrine dates from around the 7th century ce - or does it? Actually the shrine is torn down every 20 years and rebuilt exactly as it was before with new timbers and thatch. Continuity is an interesting thing, it floats down the rivers of time in our language, art, subconscious and our half-forgotten yearnings. * http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/visuals/japan_visuals/shintoC.HTM Reply | with quote |  24th December 2006ce 18:48 In reply to: Re: Stonehenge lintel holes (nigelswift) |
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