From the Beeb — Tomb found at Stonehenge quarry

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tiompan Sep 1, 2011 11:46:06
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In upland areas springs and streams are everywhere you would be hard pressed to find any prehistoric site in these areas that are not close to a spring or stream , that does not make them "sacred" .
Interestingly enough the site that this is all centered upon , Stonhenge ,has nothing in in the area that could even be considered a spring or stream , it is a very "dry " area . So we don't have to worry about whether there is any any sacred waters associated that monument .One would imagine the builders , if they really were doing as is suggested by the current tv interpreters , might have chosen a spot with some similar springs just like back home ,and convenient enough to pour over the "healing "bluestones

N nigelswift
nigelswift Sep 1, 2011 12:27:09
Replying to tiompan

Ah well, what about Stonehenge being the product of victors who removed the bluestones from their association with water as an act of desecration and domination? Like the builders of the later Silburys? ;)

BTW don't we have three and a half Wiltshire monumental mounds strongly associated with water, in fact with springs?

Incidentally, did you know Orion sinks behind Marlborough Mound AND Silbury? ;)

T The Sea Cat
The Sea Cat Sep 1, 2011 13:12:59
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tiompan wrote:
In upland areas springs and streams are everywhere you would be hard pressed to find any prehistoric site in these areas that are not close to a spring or stream , that does not make them "sacred" .
Interestingly enough the site that this is all centered upon , Stonhenge ,has nothing in in the area that could even be considered a spring or stream , it is a very "dry " area . So we don't have to worry about whether there is any any sacred waters associated that monument .One would imagine the builders , if they really were doing as is suggested by the current tv interpreters , might have chosen a spot with some similar springs just like back home ,and convenient enough to pour over the "healing "bluestones
Yes, I know. I was meaning the broader spiritual significance of water and sacred sites, hence my reference to the Celts veneration of such, and the similar Hindu tradtition. The similarities between the two cultures are very interesting, and perhaps they are distantly linked as many believe. The image of Cernunnos in what would appear to be the lotus position for example, the belief in reincarnation/transmigration of the soul, etc. Water is also highly significant in it's symbolism in these particular two cultural belief systems.

W wychburyman
wychburyman Sep 1, 2011 20:46:58
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tiompan wrote:
In upland areas springs and streams are everywhere you would be hard pressed to find any prehistoric site in these areas that are not close to a spring or stream , that does not make them "sacred" .
I suppose one could argue the opposite(and I'm not), that it is exactly the abundance of water on these upland areas that are worthy of earmarking, or clebration, or ritual.