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Thanks for reminding me of that goffik - would have missed it otherwise.

I found some of the non-Stonehenge topics in the programme a lot more interesting than the central theme of the on-going 'what-rose-when-and-where' debate. The gold conical hats for example are fascinating (what was the date given for them?) and I'd love to hear what others at TMA think of those.

It makes you wonder though doesn't it (not the conical hats) where some of these TV programme makers are coming from. Cant help quoting Cerri on the Stones List when she says, "Just where did Sims think the ancients found a baby lamb (for sacrifice) in mid-winter?"

A sacrificial lamb? - bit Judaeo-Christian to say the least.

It was a good programme - thanks for the reminder - I liked the stuff about catching the moon at a standstill between the trilithons. It'll be a good afternoon on Saturday (22nd) to watch for the near-maximum southerly moonrise. I'm not sure about the exact time, 3 to 4, I would guess. Anywhere'll do - doesn't need to be Avebury or Stonehenge, could be a local stone row, for instance.

The time of the Neolithic / Bronze Age transition also corresponds broadly to what western astrologers would describe as the cusp between the Age of Taurus and the Age of Aries. Aries being symbolised by a sacrificial lamb, of course.

With perforations a superior sleeve, to the beaten hats, would allow it to function as a circular slide rule (I'd better tell Erich) ...