>if certain places affected our ancestors, why should they not affect us now?
Damn right. And vice versa. Places that have an effect on us may have also had an effect on those in years goe by. Getting proof is a different matter though. Good luck to those archaeologists brave enough to try.
Reminds me to try and post stuff here about the Bowden Doors to see if anyone has any thoughts and/or knows owt about them.