Prof Richard Atkinson in the AP film, dated 1990
Olwen Williams-Thorpe, one of the leading researchers in the OU study
Atkinson died in 1994, four years after this film was made -- so it must have had his approval.
http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/UK-SQUARING-THE-STONE-CIRCLE/117b76a27438c30e3e9e5c45e8238253?
I particularly love the little clip of the late Geoffrey Wainwright, who says (in a roundabout sort of way) "Forget these geologists. They know nothing. We archaeologists are the experts -- trust us and believe what we say....." Sadly, Geoffrey died not so long ago, but that complacent and patronising attitude is very much alive in the archaeological community.
5 comments:
What a nice little film! It seems a probuct of its time, almost the 80's or late 70's than 1990.
Dave
Yes -- it is rather charming, polite and civilised......
I'm unable to LISTEN to Richard Atkinson on this, as I'm reduced to using a Library computer at the moment.
Wales has been famous for many great conversions e g by J.P.R. Williams, but I had not realised Welshman Richard had made a really spectacular conversion (between the posts?) on his day.
I don't think he says anything, Tony. It's just a silent clip with a voice-over......
Agree with you, Dave, very nicely presented, low - key film. But I did detect some stubborn resistance to the glacial hypothesis right at the end from the English Heritage unnamed character. And this was before all the E.H and SRP Hype began in the aptly named naughties.....
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