Re: Alexander Keiller's Avebury | Forum

Sanctuary wrote:

nigelswift wrote:

Here's EH's statement about Mike Pitt's proposals in 2002 http://tech.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/archaeology2/message/9309?threaded=1&var=1&p=1

Last I heard was Mike saying in 2009 it was still "on the drawing board".

For me, one maybe but a whole load of them no. As a compromise, one every 2 generations maybe, in step with improving technology. It's like saying lets open EKLB, we could only do that once and we'd be sure to destroy evidence that the future might have found. You wouldn't want that on your CV would you - posterity might dub you Stonekiller Roy!

(On the other hand, hurrah for Keiller who destoyed evidence but gave everyone huge pleasure)

It is the people who don't cut the trees down on the EKLB that are the stone killers Nigel. Waiting for advances in technology before opening it up is one thing but at what cost if it is slowly being strangled.

The re-erecting of the stones at Avebury is a no brainer. The stone sockets are easily found these days and it would be the easiest of jobs to complete. Its a nonsense for them to suggest that digging them up would result in their demise by nature. Those sarcens were probably originally buried anyway and are still here after many thousands of years.It all comes down to money as usual and excuses not for doing it IMO.
Stone circles were meant to be 'used' and be seen, not fallen, lost and uncared for.

You just put a big smile on my face, imagine what Avebury Would look like with the other buried stones back up, like you said it's money money money as usual.