Having spent a lot of time lately pondering on the Devensian and the Younger Dryas -- and on the matter of the Last Glacial Maximum or LGM -- it's time to look again at the Greatest British Glaciation of GBG. Not many British geomorphologists tackle this issue -- maybe because information is very scanty -- and there is very little evidence on the ground to give guidance. that is the way with ancient deposits.
The above map is a start -- from the paper written by Lionel Jackson and myself for EARTH magazine. The crucial matter is this: precisely where was the southern limit of glaciation located? Watch this space....
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
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