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| The video bit is here and well worth watching (again). Rupert makes a couple of points that are interesting: 1 that it’s not structural as it doesn’t touch the ceiling [although it may have moved or been moved]. 2 that wood can fossilize (in the right conditions) in under a century. It could therefore have been used in its wooden state [in a building or a bridge for example] then fallen into a bog with a high acid/silica content and been fossilised. ‘When it was rediscovered it would have seemed like a thing of absolute magic. To Neolithic man wood symbolised life and stone death.’ Michael Bott posted the find in a thread on TMA back in 2009 (where they the first to suggest the wood/stone-life/death theory and also that the stone might be fossilised wood – wow!). Looking forward to any info you can bring back with you CARL. Reply | with quote |  4th July 2012ce 12:44 In reply to: Bryn Celli Ddu 'fossilised tree' (CARL) |
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