Went to the theatre last night, to see a very jolly performance of the play called "Bringing Back the Bluestones" -- based on the spoof (which fooled large parts of the media) a few years ago, in which a little group of locals started a campaign to get the bluestones all returned from Stonehenge to Preseli, citing in support of their claim the Stone of Skone and the Elgin Marbles......
It was all in there -- the mystical significance of the site, ley-lines, Druids, English Heritage, and rich Americans waving cheque books.
How much do we know about Stonehenge? Less than we think. And what has Stonehenge got to do with the Ice Age? More than we might think. This blog is mostly devoted to the problems of where the Stonehenge bluestones came from, and how they got from their source areas to the monument. Now and then I will muse on related Stonehenge topics which have an Ice Age dimension...
THE BOOK
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
Some of the ideas discussed in this blog are published in my new book called "The Stonehenge Bluestones" -- available by post and through good bookshops everywhere. Bad bookshops might not have it....
To order, click HERE
1 comment:
Glad you enjoyed it - and thanks for your support!
Kind regards
Derek Webb
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