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Moth wrote: Spaceship mark wrote: There is a theory that they knocked the GMB down to build a passage grave, but even by then they'd forgotten how to move such massive stones... Hmmmm. I've heard the first bit of that. It's based on the fact that capstones at 2 seperate tombs seem from engravings on them to be 2 parts of the same engraved stone that's been broken (if I remember rightly?) I've not heard the last bit before tho, or are you kidding? love Moth Excavation at GMB identified sockets for an alignment of 18 stones .The waste material from their destruction could have been re-used in nearby passage graves e.g. Table des Marchands .(capstone and two orthostaas in that case ) .L'Helgouac'h reckons that the destruction of GMB was contemperaneous with the construction of TdM . Among the re-used were capstone at Mane Rutual , passage orthosats at TdM and Gavrinis , all carved .Other uncarved bits were found Kercado , Mane Lud and Petit Mont 3 . Reply | with quote |  21st November 2008ce 08:54 In reply to: Re: Avebury (Moth) |
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