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Pilgrim
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"Sacred" as a prehistoric adjective...
Aug 07, 2005, 22:04
Hi, Everyone,

An old saw, blunt of blade and rusty with it........

Anyone else find the use of the adjective a bit woolly when describing or talking about prehistoric sites? Trying to evoke a connection with the Neolithic builders, I find myself flummoxed by the word. Perhaps it's because I like the idea of a bloody huge moated pigpen (sorry, Littlestone!), or more likely because of its quasi-religious overtones, but are we not in danger of colouring the prehistoric picture with our own pallete by using this particular word?

Interested in your thoughts/alternatives, I'd be...... and not meaning to offend anyone!

Peace

Pilgrim


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