many burial mounds and chambered tombs must have acted as meeting points for pastoralists leading their cattle up and down the hills, indeed, many of the ones I love in various parts are located on the fine lines that serve as trackways from south to north and viceversa; even today, shepherds of remote areas still gather for celebration, treaties between countries, etc

'nother words, not all farmers built tombs, many megaliths are far away from good farming ground, if any.

it is also funny to see how the mounds ARE what constitute the border between countries or districts

me too, i am reading After the Ice, I could do without John Lubbock but in general it is ace in its global purpose of reaching the main public and dealing with many of the main sites around the neolithic world

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