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nigelswift Sep 14, 2012 16:55:02
Replying to bladup

"hey would understand that over "time" things change and would maybe like to "mark" these changes in some way, therefore creating a panel that also was built up and changed over time."

Yes indeed, I can accept that, but it does rule out a lot of things that dont change much - stars and springs for instance.

But there's a fifth dimension on many panels too. It can be seen in the fact that some older motifs appear to be vandalistically overwritten by newer ones. In other words, there's a "respect" dimension - the meaning and importance of the marks appears to change over time, i.e. half the marks we see cant possibly be connected in time or intention to the other half.

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bladup Sep 14, 2012 16:59:31
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
"hey would understand that over "time" things change and would maybe like to "mark" these changes in some way, therefore creating a panel that also was built up and changed over time."

Yes indeed, I can accept that, but it does rule out a lot of things that dont change much - stars and springs for instance.

But there's a fifth dimension on many panels too. It can be seen in the fact that some older motifs appear to be vandalistically overwritten by newer ones. In other words, there's a "respect" dimension - the meaning and importance of the marks appears to change over time, i.e. half the marks we see cant possibly be connected in time or intention to the other half.

They may be trying to get rid of something that was once in the landscape but has now gone.

T tiompan
tiompan Sep 14, 2012 17:07:07
Replying to nigelswift

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/8820/balnabodach.html

It might not look much but it is a represenation of Los Alamos 1945 . I know it seems odd that the markings are thousands of years before the place was built , but drink 300 bottles of Irn Bru on an empty stomache and you'll see the ancients were capable of knowing the future and this was a warning to avoid thinking too much and thus creating evil .
There's a bongo player in the corner but he only becomes apparent if you have a didge aong with the Bru , two didges and all the little people with hats can be seen dancing to the bongo player .You might think this is just imagination , but what do you know ,hic.