I'm honoured to be invited to give the inaugural Easter Lecture at Rhosygilwen tomorrow evening (7.30 pm) -- on the subject of the Stonehenge bluestones.
I'll talk about the modern mythology invented by Prof MPP and others, and scrutinize the science of the stones, some of which is I think pretty sound and some of which is distinctly dodgy.
I'm hoping for a good turnout, and I'll be using the evening to raise money for my favourite charity -- which is SHELTER.
If you live in West Wales, feel free to come along and join the fun........
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A good time was had by all. Thank you, Brian.
Who that saturated speculator?
Appropriately, there are about to be celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the cult classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There is no truth in the persistent rumour that Waun Maun and Rhosyfelin may feature.
Great feedback from the audience, many of whom were amazed to find that the MPP narrative is disputed by anybody. Those who had seen the "Lost Circle" TV documentary had, of course, been convinced that it represented the truth. (I'm stll amazed by the connivance / complacency of UK academic archaeologists, who know it was all rubbish but who maintain a stony silence.......)
It is disgraceful that the BBC washes its hands and apathetically permits the showing of " The Lost Circle" on a regular basis. No wonder folk have absorbed its content as being beyond question! Meanwhile Michael Parker Pearson continues to project it as truth, up and down the country as well as to his undergraduate students at University College London. He'll no doubt be including it in his lecture on Stonehenge to those Members of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society who decide to pay to see him deliver it at Wiltshire Museum, Devizes soon.
People will believe archaeologists when alternatives are based on mere opinions. Something extra is needed to open these closed minds. Something radical and simple is required to indisputably prove that something is amiss. Only then will people begin to question archaeology. My latest discovery should be what it takes to do just that. It is radical, eye-opening, and shocking. But like all researchers, the idea is mine, and I will keep it that way for a while. You know where to look, Brian.
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