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PeterH
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Re: Henge corrals?
Dec 19, 2005, 21:56
Nowt wrong at all. To listen to some of the ritualists, you wonder how Neolithic people ever found the time or energy to feed, clothe and house themselves and their animals. They apparently spent all of their time stargazing, erecting stones and ceremonial earthworks none of which had any practical use whatsoever. Life just isn't like that. It's the workers that support the priests and aristocracy and if that's Marxist then so be it. Just consider the labour and logistics required to build Silbury Hill for example. Where did the workers live, what did they eat, where was it grown? Where was meat on the hoof kept? Loose or corralled? If corralled - why not within Avebury? If loose then they would need to be brought from afar and regularly moved on to fresh grazing grounds - where are the drove roads?

It is foolish to look upon Neolithic society as a ritual obsessed spiritual paradise. The entire economy needs to be understood.
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