thesweetcheat wrote: BUT. Whatever the motivation behind a particular monument at a particular time, its positioning still appears likely to have been significant. And that implies an awareness and inspiration created by the landforms around. Even if the significance differed from monument to monument.
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. With the caveat that we are now down to speaking of the "landforms." Not the "landscape," which to my limited and literal mind also implies the ecology: particular congeries of plants, animals, etc. And therefore kind of leaves out the interconnectedness to all things motif as a primary motivating consideration.
Unless I'm misunderstanding!
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