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tonyh

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Re: The Blue Stone Enigma

Jun 25, 2009, 09:56

megadread wrote:

tonyh wrote:

Why would anybody ride a Push Bike when You could drive a Car?

Because you could maneuver your bike through woodland. ?
If you get my meaning. ?
Jeez, the penny dropped, i just worked out why they made so many axes. ; )

LOL..

My point is that, making decisions about what type of system was employed to move stones based on the efficiency of the system, is likely to be in error.

Wherever the stone were found -

Be it, Wales, Salisbury Plain or Elsewhere, they would have been finally transported to the Henge Site by some method. But there is no reason to believe it would be the most efficient method. There may have been other considerations to concider- Tradition or religious parameters to adhere to etc..

What would appear to be efficient methods to our eyes may have seemed ridiculous to theirs ( We 'toy' with methods. They, had to employ them)

Obviously, the starting point for the transport of the stones may influence the method undertaken. Wet and soft ground, rockey and uneven ground, woodland and thicket, brush land and meadow along the route will all have an influence.

The Bike and the Car -

If I wanted to make a 20 or so mile journey (By road) I would use my Car. The bloke next door would get His bike out and the lady on the other side would catch a Bus..

Tony

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