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tuesday T
tuesday Jan 16, 2006 22:23:42

I recently sat next to Billy Bragg who has just written a book about 'Britishness' and I heard Gordon Brown waffling on about what it means to be British and it got me wondering if anyone has written about why the main concentration of megalithic remains are on these islands - yes, I have the european book too - and I mean Ireland and Brittany too - Oh and why isn't northern ireland in JC's books?

P PeterH
PeterH Jan 16, 2006 22:30:26
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I don't know, but would start by questioning the assumption that the main concentration of megaliths is in these islands. Judging from the photos we are getting in to the Portal from France, Germany and elswhere - they have an awful lot too. Pehaps we just know more about our own.

J Jane
Jane Jan 16, 2006 22:38:31
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'why the main concentration of megalithic remains are on these islands - yes, I have the european book too'

I have seen megalithic remains* on five continents and can categorically state that the main concentration of megalithic remains is NOT on these islands**. Megalithic remains are widely scattered across the planet wherever humans have inhabited.

*Presumably you mean ancient or 'sacred' stone places?

**Presumably you mean England, Scotland, Wales, NI, and Eire?

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jan 16, 2006 22:56:26
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>> Oh and why isn't northern ireland in JC's books?

Time and space I would imagine. You could similarly ask why isn't Northern Spain or the depatment of Lot (France) or Austria or the Paris basin or Caucasia or lots of other places in the book?

As Peter says there's stuff all over Europe. For various reason a lot of the European stuff has been ignored. One terrible factor has been the reluctance of archaeos to look beyond their own shores for comparisons. I think we owe quite a bit to The Megalithic European to opening up the borders. The Portal is now uniting a growing number of them online - I might even look at it before my trip to Germany next month ;-)

C CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jan 17, 2006 17:16:56
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I got an email from Korea via my website from a guy in Korea who is writing a book about Korean Dolmens! Must check that out the next time I'm passing Korea...