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Quote: “This is the temple complex of the Ness of Brodgar, and its size, complexity and sophistication have left archaeologists desperately struggling to find superlatives to describe the wonders they found there. “We have discovered a Neolithic temple complex that is without parallel in western Europe. Yet for decades we thought it was just a hill made of glacial moraine,” says discoverer Nick Card of the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology. “In fact the place is entirely manmade, although it covers more than six acres of land.”
There is renewed interest in the Ness of Brodgar, on which extensive excavations have been going on for some years. We have covered this site before — use the search facility and look for “Orkney” and “Ness of Brodgar”.
Our friend Nick Card is fond of saying things such as those quoted above — and while he acknowledges the fact that this is glaciated terrain (across which the Devensian ice flowed from south-east towards north-west) it is patently absurd to suggest that the whole of the Ness is man-made. This is a moraine ridge with a Neolithic complex of buildings built on top of it. It’s wonderful enough as it is, without the need for all this hyperbole.........
AT LEAST he acknowledges the work of glacial ice in the processes of formation of landscapes, unlike certain others, whose Ruling Hyperboles are staggering in their arrogance and ignorance.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to note that Colin Richards is now Professor of Archaeology of the University of the Highlands & Islands........let's hope a certain President on the United States doesn't take a fancy to grabbing any important archaeological areas for Golf Courses.