(nothing at all do to with King Arthur, btw)Credit: University of Manchester
Posted on 07/09/2022 6:54:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists from The University of Manchester have started a dig at a 5,000-year-old tomb linked to King Arthur...
Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb which has never previously been excavated, but English Heritage say that similar examples in the same region have been found to contain incomplete skeletal remains of several people, together with flint flakes, arrowheads and pottery.
Today, only the large stones of the inner chamber remains, which is placed in a mound of earth and stones whose original size and shape remains a mystery. The chamber is formed of nine upright stones, with an enormous capstone estimated to weigh more than 25 tonnes on top.
Like many prehistoric monuments in western England and Wales, this tomb has been linked to King Arthur since before the 13th century. According to legend, it was here that Arthur slew a giant who left the impression of his elbows on one of the stones as he fell.
More recently, the author C.S. Lewis is thought to have been inspired by the area when creating his fictional world of Narnia—with Arthur's Stone the inspiration for the stone table upon which Aslan the Lion is sacrificed in "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe." ...
It was assumed that Arthur's Stone stood within a wedge-shaped stone cairn, similar to those found in the Cotswolds and South Wales, but Manchester's Professor Julian Thomas and Cardiff's Professor Keith Ray found that the monument originally extended into a field to the southwest, and may have taken the form of a low turf mound with rounded ends. Professors Thomas and Professor Ray will also lead the upcoming excavations, with the participation of students from Cardiff University and a series of American institutions.
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(nothing at all do to with King Arthur, btw)Credit: University of Manchester
King Arthur is merely the hook
It looks unhEnged
Fascinating,
Arthur went to Avalon. EVERYBODY knows that!
“He must be a king.”
“How do you know?”
“He hasn’t got s___ all over him!”
King Arthur 5000 years ago???
This tomb was thousands of years old by the time of the alleged existence of King Arthur.
The other GGG topics added since the previous digest ping, chrono sort:
Isn’t he supposed to come back? Or is that when Britain needs him most?
Thanks for the ping, SunkenCiv!
Some tabs I’ve had open for a month and not posted:
https://sharonjanethague.com/interview-with-jean-pierre-houdin/
https://www.livescience.com/medieval-saber-found-greek-monastery
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/earthanware-pitos-found-in-turkeys-prusias-ad-hypium
Hmm, I think we’ve had a topic about this, will check later:
https://www.livescience.com/rare-viking-sword-discovered-norway
And, these are new:
Yup, that’s were he found his love, beside the bay.
BTTT
:^)
My pleasure.
They should be looking in the area for some moistened bink.
It shows the tenuous nature of oral traditions, including the one that led to King Arthur in the first place.
I wish we some of this around here.
Listen — strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
Linked to King Arthur?? Really. Let’s ask Merlin.
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