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Edited Sep 09, 2014, 14:33
Re: Stonehenge TV programme
Sep 09, 2014, 14:31
Evergreen Dazed wrote:
tiompan wrote:
Then there was mention of "proof of a day long ceremony " .The procession nonsense is even more risible and the basis for the suggestion has been shown to be wrong .


Just had a quick glance at some of the stuff from the time, was this the idea of a procession from the eastern pit to a mid-point along the cursus, then south which missed the centre of stonehenge by some margin?!



Yes .
A quote from that time ""When viewed from the Heel Stone, a rather enigmatic stone which stands just outside the entrance to Stonehenge, the pits effectively mark the raising and setting of the sun at midsummer days," .The graphics had the alignment to the monument and no mention of the Heel Stone and the western pit is not on the alignment of the solstice as seen from the Heel stone , it's also unsighted .

Another from Henry Chapman ,part of the team "If you measure the walking distance between the two pits, the procession would reach exactly half-way at midday, when the sun would be directly on top of Stonehenge. This is more than just a coincidence, indicating that the exact length of the Cursus and the positioning of the pits are of significance." This is easily shown to be wrong from all counts/points and involves an incredibly leisurely procession of which there is absolutey no evidence in any direction never mind tempo .
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