And I am not if it *has* to involve guessing at the cultures of those that built these amazing monuments :-)

I am probably closer to the original form, but without the spade, I suppose! I bag 'em and tag 'em and let other people do most of the speculating. I do speculate of course, but at least I am aware that I'm speculating and that I do not Know. (anyone says Megarak here and I'll find a spade! Remember Tarka the Otter?)

My speulation is mainly landscape related. I ask "Why is it HERE?", not "What did they DO here?" or "Who were they?"

Antiquarianism has *evolved* into a new beast and Modern Antiquarianism is about as good a term as you will get for what we are today. What's more interesting is that both us and archaeologists came from the same common source - the gentleman/vicar and his team of navvies. The archaeos have tried to refine the digging side of it and the MAs have tried to refine the culture/folk side of it. I'm not sure either side has got it right yet. For years the archaeos were the 'bad ones' and we were the 'mad ones'.

However, the two approaches are once again converging with both sides actually taking note of elements of the other. There are still 'bad ones' and 'mad ones', mind you.