The commentary on the original "Lost Circle" article in Antiquity (Feb 2021) has been overtaken by events, and so I have provided an update based on the Interim Report for the 2021 dig and on the two geological articles recently published.
It can be accessed on Researchgate -- no paywalls or other access issues, and it should be possible for everybody to read it and send me comments if they like.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349439694_The_Lost_Circle_at_Waun_Mawn_a_commentary_updated
I am becoming increasingly disenchanted with certain peer-reviewed journals like Antiquity which seem to apply less and less scrutiny to articles that are submitted, and which allow into print material which is so unscientific that it should never have seen the light of day. Journal editors can of course choose "friendly" referees if they really do want to publish a particular article, and it's common practice nowadays to allow the authors of papers to suggest the names of experts who can be reliably expected to go easy on the critical comments and suggest acceptance and publication. Nice and cosy. I can understand why authors do not want their papers to be refereed by people who are blatantly hostile to their hypotheses, but sometimes the quality of refereeing is pretty appalling. And I'm not the only person saying that.......
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