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Steve Gray
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Re: Stone Shifting 3
Sep 02, 2003, 00:52
I found these quotes on the web:

"A bronze axe was recovered from the ditch fills of the henge monument in Dorchester known as Mount Pleasant. It was found with pottery dated to 2500 BC and shifted modern thinking on dating the 'Bronze Age'. " - BBC Timelines.

"The Sarsen Trilithons (photo) appear to be stratigraphically earlier than the Bluestone Oval/Horseshoe and have produced three results. Analysis of these provide a best estimate for the date of construction of this setting of 2440-2100 cal BC" - English Heritage.

Putting two and two together, I would say that it is entirely possible (even likely) that the people who raised the trilithons could have had bronze axes with which to cut down and shape logs for building towers. I know stone tools could have been used for this purpose, but bronze is more versatile and they might have had chisels, adzes, or even saws and drills.
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