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fitzcoraldo F
fitzcoraldo Sep 29, 2004 12:50:43
Replying to FourWinds

Beaghmore is definitely not alone.
There are many sites throughout Europe that are built over previously cultivated land.
One example is an interesting sequence at Machrie Moor, where two adjacent timber circles where replaced by a pair of stone circles but there were at least two episodes of cultivation between the structural phases suggesting a significant break between the abandonment of the timber phase and the construction of the stone monument.
I know I bang on about Bradley rather a lot but I can recommend his 2002 book "The Past in Prehistoric Societies" to anyone who is interested in how our ancestors may have viewed their past.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Sep 29, 2004 13:05:32
Replying to fitzcoraldo

>> I know I bang on about Bradley rather a lot but I can recommend his 2002 book "The Past in
>> Prehistoric Societies" to anyone who is interested in how our ancestors may have viewed
>> their past.

Can't say I've noticed you 'banging' on about him, to be honest. There's nowt wrong with recommending something that you believe holds a good opinion. It is on my 'books to get' list.

Other people's ideas of what could have been are always good to read. It doesn't matter whether they back up your own ideas or not. Alternative perspectives can act to reinforce your own ideas if you see gaps or angles that have not been covered or spot flaws in the thinking. Of course, they can also make you throw a pet theory out of the window with a loud scream! :-)

M moss
moss Sep 29, 2004 16:17:06
Replying to fitzcoraldo

R.Bradley; I've just bought "an archaeology of natural Places" expensive for a thin book(£20),. but a good book nonetheless. Much cheaper,but just as good, is Burl's Prehistoric Avebury it gives a fascinating overview of the area... trouble with Amazon is that you only have to press a button....