Head To Head
Log In
Register
The Modern Antiquarian Forum »
Alton Priors »
Circles under churches
Log In to post a reply

272 messages
Topic View: Flat | Threaded
Littlestone
Littlestone
5386 posts

Re: Circles under churches
Aug 20, 2005, 14:25
Yes, I think we're in broad agreement; just a couple of points if I may -

Although sarsen is indeed very hard it didn't stop the Avebury wreckers from breaking it up, dressing it and using it as a convenient source of building material for half the houses in Avebury village.

'The gods of the old are the demons of the new' is not always the case; certainly the old gods of the Bon religion in Tibet, and those of Hinduism and Shinto were all to find a venerable place within the Buddhist pantheon. Granted the monotheistic religions were/are not so accommodating but perhaps the older deities, or at least the layers of belief that inspired them, were not completely excluded.

I need to do more research on all this (but after I get back from the pub :-)
Topic Outline:

The Modern Antiquarian Forum Index