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Stonehenge Y&Z holes evidence of farming calendar
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Re: Stonehenge Y&Z holes evidence of farming calendar
Nov 26, 2014, 20:52
Dave , If a local farmer wanted to know when to plant /sow or harvest he is unlikely to need a calendar . Temperature , amount of light ,weather conditions , local knowledge ,experience and if necessary a look at the heavens ,as in Hesiod , are the likely spurs to action as opposed to strict calendrical dates .
If you did need a calendar why go to the trouble of erecting a megalithic monument ,when the rude stones are hardly the most accurate sightlines and a bunch of posts will do the job quickly ,with little effort and every bit if not more accurately .If you happen to live in area where there are no stones you have little option anyway .
Why would two groups of relatively shallow holes surrounding and post dating a complex stone monument be used as a calendrical device ?
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