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We all seek the truth but sadly in the Neolithic there will always be something missing. Things take forever to change in our understanding of sites and their meanings but one shouldn't crow too loud before it is all proven. Again, I don't mean that to sound disrespectful but you are making it sound like others know nothing or have never been there or considered it before.[/quote]


'Always' be something missing?... or perhaps just 'often'?
'Forever' to change our understanding?... or perhaps just a little time?

Please forgive the 'crowing' but a new day is dawning and we've had quite a few 'Eureka moments' we'd like to share. Of course they have yet to be proven, but we're actually trying quite hard to disprove our own theories and ideas, so we'd like your help in that - preferably by way of evidence to the contrary, not just reassertion of old assumptions.

People have long been (initially) disparaging about those who bring new ideas and new discoveries, but we have no neolithic axe to grind, just different ways of looking at old things in a new light. I'm sorry if that causes a little discomfort, but please don't take it personally. I certainly didn't mean to "make it to sound like others know nothing", so perhaps there's some emotional colouring going on, as frequently happens when one is passionate about a subject and one's assumptions are challenged.

Please forgive the 'crowing' but a new day is dawning and we've had quite a few 'Eureka moments' we'd like to share.
We’d be very interested to read them. Are you planning a book (in which case I guess we might have to wait a little) or can you share some of your discoveries with us here before then?

stonefree wrote:
People have long been (initially) disparaging about those who bring new ideas and new discoveries, but we have no neolithic axe to grind, just different ways of looking at old things in a new light. I'm sorry if that causes a little discomfort, but please don't take it personally. I certainly didn't mean to "make it to sound like others know nothing", so perhaps there's some emotional colouring going on, as frequently happens when one is passionate about a subject and one's assumptions are challenged.
i don't think people here are disparaging over new ideas just possibly a bit wary of new and as yet unproven claims sometimes. We are all here to learn.
Maybe we could meet up at the quoit in the not too distant future as I live just around the corner. It'll be another excuse to take the dog for a walk and avoid any work needing doing around the house :D

stonefree wrote:
Of course they have yet to be proven, but we're actually trying quite hard to disprove our own theories and ideas, "

One would hope so .


", so we'd like your help in that - preferably by way of evidence to the contrary, not just reassertion of old assumptions."

Apart from the 3 pics of possible markings on orthostats , one of which loked like it may have something of interest and was commented upon ,and the pics of Foggy and Compo also commented on and never replied to , there has been no evidence of anything that can be refuted .
If you believe the builders erected a particular stone with a particular intention how can anyone refute that , it is an interpretation .Of course the existence of a cairn and movement of stones would put paid to any interpretation involving light in the monumnet but that is as presumptious as the intentional argument . What has been suggested , repeat the findings elsewhere and importantly use a control was seen as a joke or you couldn't be bothered .


"people have long been (initially) disparaging about those who bring new ideas and new discoveries, but we have no neolithic axe to grind, just different ways of looking at old things in a new light. "


Old ideas /paradigms ,new ideas /paradigms ,revolutionary ideas don't matter it's the quality that does .


"so perhaps there's some emotional colouring going on, as frequently happens when one is passionate about a subject and one's assumptions are challenged. "


Don't worry , we realise you are passionate about your subject , although only you know if your assumptions are challenged .