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Dowsers find stone from ancient templeSource: Bournemouth Daily Echo Date Published: Friday 10 June 2005 AN ancient standing stone from a lost sun temple has been unearthed by dowsers in east Dorset. Students on a local dowsing course discovered the hidden Bronze Age relic at Knowlton Henge, two miles south of Cranborne. Experts believe it is one of the most exciting finds in the region for years. And, intriguingly, the dowsers pinpointed the ancient flat stone after spotting an energy line on a photo of the area. "It's a very significant find," said Paul Craddock, chairman of Wessex Dowsers and a local dowsing tutor. "Where the stone was discovered, we believe there may have an avenue of stones. We also think there is a second stone close by, buried upright in the ground." Dating as far back as 4,000BC, the large slab is thought to have been part of the stone circles of a pagan sun temple. It is widely believed the henge was either knocked down or broken up when the now ruined 12th century Norman Knowlton Church was built on the same spot. It was common practice for early Christians to take over the older pagan sites, as local people were used to worshipping at the sacred circles. Some of the stones are thought to have been used in the church's foundations, and may also form part of the altar. Dowsing expert Paul Craddock, from Parkstone, first suspected an energy line running in the area near the stone after a "ghost" line appeared on three photographs taken by a friend's son. He runs courses on dowsing and decided to take his students up to the site to practise some of their dowsing techniques. One tracked the energy line directly to the stone, which was lying hidden under thick weeds. Dorset ancient stone expert and author Peter Knight has now examined the megalith and says he is "very excited" about the find, and keen to notify local archaeologists. Paul was delighted with the success of his dowsing students. "Most people know dowsing as a means of finding water with a twig, but it can also be used for archaeological searches, building site surveys, tracing lost objects, and much more," he said. Government departments and public utilities both here and abroad discreetly make use of the techniques, as dowsers are far cheaper than ordering full site surveys. During the Vietnam War in the 1970s, US soldiers were taught dowsing to locate hidden Viet Cong tunnels. It can also be used in healing, said Paul, with many doctors in Germany, Austria and France using dowsers in their health care programs. And he says interest in dowsing is on the rise locally, with more students signing up for courses in techniques using rods and pendulums. For more details, call Paul at Wessex Dowsers on 01202 733452. First published: June 10 http://www.thisisbournemouth.co.uk/dorset/east_dorset/news/EAST_DORSET_NEWS_NEWS1.html |
Posted by texlahoma12th June 2005ce Edited 12th June 2005ce
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The stone: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/69377/knowlton_henges.html |
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