Julian Cope presents Head Heritage

Ah yes, here it is being said more recently about Durrington's "buried stones" .....

"He said that a decade ago, he excavated some of those locations and found post holes that had been capped with cemented chalk. The radar reflections had bounced off the chalk blocks, he said.

“The smart money is that the stones are not actually stones,” Dr. Parker Pearson said. He said he and Dr. Gaffney had discussed their differing interpretations. “We’ll dig a hole next year to resolve the issue once and for all,” he said."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/science/stonehenge-begins-to-yield-its-secrets.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region&module=MostPopularFB&version=Full&_r=0

Perhaps I'm over simplifying, but I remember reading that they had dimensions for these potentially buried stones, and that those dimensions had ruled out the possibility of them being Bluestones, and they were likely to be sarsen. In terms of differing interpretations, MPP must know whether the size of the chalk blocks/cemented chalk caps he found are comparable to these findings?

I would imagine there is quite a difference between postholes capped with chalk and blocks 'too big' to be bluestones. The 'stones' were thought to be toppled, which suggests they are laying horizontally. The difference must be obvious?

Maybe they have a RID (ritual iconoclasm detector) .

Sounds like a good bit of kit. Would it show Silbury used to be pointed?

Vince and the gang

Regarding Durrington, perhaps they will "get down on it" next year and dig a few holes.

Unless Mike and his mob beats them to it . Or even better a confrontation at the bank between the two , spades v Geofizz or should that be sharks v surfers .

Vince & the Gang and Mike and his mechanics eh?

Talking of which (sort of), have you been watching Brian Pern on BBC4? Highly recommended!

Yes ,watched it first time round , hilarious .
PG took it all in great humour .

He did, but, really, did he have much choice?

I particularly enjoyed the 80s reissue of 'In Dulci Yuletide'.