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Branwen Jan 10, 2010 17:38:32
Replying to dodge one

Placement was too carefully postured in the one's Ive read about. Most were animal and votive offerings. Bones and carvings. Most didnt have the tree. I remember another book saying they weren't used as wells, but can't remember why they knew this now. If I google without "celtic" with just shaft burials, I'm getting links to other cultures too.

I dont mind a bit of artistic licence, as long as it's stated that's what it is. A "perhaps" or "maybe" thrown into some books might have saved me a lot of bother.

D dodge one
dodge one Jan 10, 2010 17:57:11
Replying to Branwen

I speculated a bit about the bones and votive offerings. Much like today's people throwing pennies into wishing wells...I'd think such things might be typical finds.
But the bodies? Was it typically just 1 body?
That's what had me thinking of quickly disposed of murder victims.
Either way, what alot of trouble to take as a burial or offering.
My practical side says a hole that deep is only going to be dug for a well.
Also another question comes to mind...did the body have any sort of special back fill on top of it {IE; stones} before the tons of clay and dirt?
That would certainly indicate a purposeful internment.
This is a curious subject and the first I've gotten to hear of it.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jan 10, 2010 19:44:38
Replying to Branwen

Branwen wrote:
I dont mind a bit of artistic licence, as long as it's stated that's what it is. A "perhaps" or "maybe" thrown into some books might have saved me a lot of bother.
It would be lovely wouldn't it! I hate it when people express pet theories as absolute fact, but maybes don't sell books, I'm afraid. I always take care to place words like possibly, maybe, perhaps or occasionally the odd probably into sentences in my books where either I or the source is conjecturing. Perhaps that's why I don't sell loads of books :-)