tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111782305190930044.post3881192494681006522..comments2023-10-19T04:59:08.088-07:00Comments on science buzz: Was the Mark 1 Stonehenge, initially Chalkhenge, ingeniously designed to attract hungry crows and gulls at the crack of dawn? Why? Pre-crematorium?sciencebodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111782305190930044.post-88671390091894201652016-05-14T00:48:39.425-07:002016-05-14T00:48:39.425-07:00Have been watching a YouTube video that follows Pr...Have been watching a YouTube video that follows Prof Mike Parker-Pearson and his timeas they excavate in and around Stonehenge, with particualr emphasis on "cremated bones". A comment sent to my own site (!) an hour ago disappeared without trace when I hit Send. It also mentioned the failure, yet again, of the "Latest Comment" widget, that fails to display, while advertizing itself! The third party provider is no longer accepting comments (and complaints) on his his site.<br /><br />Here's a link to the video:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl6PaGi270Q<br /><br /><br />Let's see if this posts (being careful this time to copy first!). If it does, I'll return to copy/paste the two comments I placed earlier this morning. The first addresses the ambiguity in use of the term "cremated bones", and the second the reasons for Stonehenge being aligned with the solstices, as demonstrated in this posting.(In fact, once can only properly talk of results, not reasons!).sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111782305190930044.post-56251031698654145422016-05-13T10:57:27.970-07:002016-05-13T10:57:27.970-07:00I see that the wiki entry for henge makes no menti...I see that the wiki entry for henge makes no mention whatsoever of "sky burial" etc:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge<br /><br />In fact it offers no explanation for this feature, apart from vague references to "ritual landscape".<br /><br />Note the ominous reference however to something happening within the confines of the henge that was, er, problematical, and not something that could be discussed freely. Hmmm. sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.com