Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | The Modern Antiquarian Forum

scubi63

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Re: BUY IT NOW!

Jan 28, 2008, 21:05

I couldn’t agree more with you comments on the making of the DVD Jane and the fact that they have made it regardless shows a commitment I can only envy.

Jane wrote:

We were very VERY interested to hear your theory about the petrified tree pillar in the middle of Bryn Celli Ddu... It makes so much sense. I'd like to know more! What do other viewers think?

The fossilised tree is a little bit of an enigma and I hope you have now seen the commentary.
Obviously the tree was already in that state when it was placed in the barrow and was probably very precious object. As Rupert and Michael mention, the combinations of both wood and stone in the same object would have brought together the two symbols of life and death (or afterlife?)
Trees may fossilise in a relatively short period of time but how common could this be? Is there any way of dating such an object?
To me the compression mark have probably been made as and when the tree fell.
The cut marks however, looked quite regular on the DVD.
Could they have been made by an animal or insect of some type? I am not sure if they could.
I am also not sure that the trunk rolling along the ground or down a hill would form such defined and regular marks either. Could they be scrape rather of hacking marks caused by movement of the tree rubbing against something when it was alive?

All very interesting and open to a good healthy debate.

:o)

Scubi

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