Interesting Links for 15-08-2024

[andrewducker]

1. New Mineral analysis indicates Stonehenge's Altar Stone originated from Scotland

(tags:geology prehistory UK Scotland stonehenge )

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[danieldwilliam]

Under the terms of the Stones and Scones (Stanes and Scones) (Repatriation of Antiquities) (Scotland) Act Stonehenge (Stanehingenlikathang to give it its official name) is ours and its coming home and it should be installed at the bottom of Jawbone Walk to replace the Orcadian Whales jawbones.

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[andrewducker]

I was hoping it would be installed on top of North Berwick Law to replace the whale's jawbone.

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[danieldwilliam]

North Berwick Law has an Iron Age hill fort on top of it. I'm not sure you can put a neolithic hengiform structure on top of an Iron Age hill fort with out serious temporal repercusions.

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[andrewducker]

All part of my temporal masterplan to coalesce all of Scottish history into a single moment, making it very easy to get a degree in Scottish history with only 5 minutes study, thus attracting students from all over the world, and raking in *all* of the cash!

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[danieldwilliam]

When you put it like that - I approve.