spencer wrote: Irresppective of whether Stonehenge was a case in point, and with reference to the comment below about hearing the sound of drumming coming from WKLB, the hypothesis that our forebears created, on occasion, places with a deliberate auditory element to them, or utilised caves and other geological features with that facility remains valid. They were very probably greater sensualists than we are, to our detriment, appreciating what the natural world had to offer, be it sound or visual, for example auroras or the sun and moons reflections in water filled cup or bullaun stones. We should recognise, appreciate and respect that, and not deride.
Nice comment Spencer but don't think anyone here was deriding the use of sound, perhaps just the use of Stonehenge, yet again, to promote personal theories and agendas. To quote the BBC piece "There are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge but might sound help in the search for answers?" The answer is clearly no because Stonehenge is a ruin and no one really knows what it originally looked like or what it was used for. The closest I get in drawing comparisons with what we know today are the great cathedrals and certain churches. Built to worship the God of the time but also amazing acoustic places for sound, song and certain music (such as choral performances). Amazing architecture and human achievement too.
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