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Kammer

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Re: Sacred Landscapes

Jul 30, 2003, 09:36

I would consider a sacred landscape to be an area where the topography is entwined with religious practise. In the context of prehistoric ritual sites in the UK, this is illustrated by the situation of cairns and barrows on hilltops, or scattered along the edge of river gorges. I see this a lot in the area where I live, because it hasn't had the intensive agricultural practices that have destroyed so many sites in lowland areas. Sorry if this sounds a bit <I>Janet and John</I>, but it's an easy question to answer.

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On the subject of lines of site, large areas of Britain were de-forested by the Bronze Age, even in upland areas (like the Cambrian mountains where I live). Certainly there was more woodland, but a lot of the damage had already been done.

K x

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Sacred Landscapes – nigelswift, Jul 30, 2003, 09:05


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