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Rupert Soskin Jan 30, 2008 09:59:35
Replying to FourWinds

There's definitely a big difference, but the intention may have been the same. Lia Fail isn't as even as you think when you look at it really closely. There's a lot more unevenness than you think.


The unevenness is the key. Whatever the type of stone, there is an overall form to the irregularity. What I mean is, you can chip away at a piece of rock and always be uncovering fresh texture. The revealed texture may be different but still recognisable rock. Even Michelangelo couldn't have carved the wood textures at BCD. I'll try to post some of my close-ups into the gallery:-)


Rupert

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jan 30, 2008 17:03:21
Replying to Rupert Soskin

Rupert Soskin wrote:
The revealed texture may be different but still recognisable rock. Even Michelangelo couldn't have carved the wood textures at BCD.
I'm not trying to say that Lai Fail is a petrified tree, by the way. More noting similarities and thus a possible meaning to LF.

As I said above, Julian was (and probably still is) big into the idea of Ygdrasil/World Tree being represented at sites in various forms. A petrified tree certainly could be said to be doing just that!

M Moth
Moth Jan 30, 2008 18:15:48
Replying to Rupert Soskin

Just seen that Rupert's posted a photo of the possible petrification: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/65688/bryn_celli_ddu.html

(Hope you don't mind me posting that link, Rupert & I haven't trodden on your toes!)

Having seen it & the dvd I'm pretty convinced, myself, at least that it's likely to be petrified wood. Wish I'd paid it more attention when I was there!!! (Tho the 1st time I went, I didn't know you could get in!!) To me it sounds like you've seen/know enough about it to give a reasonably informed opinion, Rupert.

It'd be great to know more - shame any testing would be destructive. Even if the cuts aren't man-made and it was 'found' petrified by the builders it's still a pretty spectacular 'find'. I'd've thought a few expert opinions just from looking at it'd pretty much effectively tell if it's petrified wood. Mebbe experts'd be able to tell by looking whether the cuts etc are likely to be man-made.

And, yup 4W, the Ygdrasill (sp? - can't be bothered to check it) imagery was the 1st thing Jane & I said when we watched the relevant bit of the dvd. :^)

love

Moth