A 6,000-Year-Old Dales Story Of Ritual And Cannibalism...

Yorkshire Post ^ | 10-8-2005 | Sally Cope

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[Bahbah]

a small cave in Giggleswick Scar

Love the name of the place.

[tet68]

"There is still a great deal to learn about what attracted prehistoric people caves.

It couldn't have been the rain, oh no.

[English Nationalist]

THEY roamed the earth almost 6,000 years ago, performing rituals on animal remains and devouring human body parts. But these are not the strange creatures of film or fiction – they were farmers in the Yorkshire Dales.

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

[bukkdems]

Just read yesterday that a platform along an ancient trail was for ritualistic purposes. I recommend that all archaeologists read "Motel of the Mysteries", a sardonic and beautifully illustrated take on today's academics, where futuristic archaeologists discover ancient rituals involving the "sacred point" (as seen on motel toilet paper rolls) and many other aspects of an ordinary motel room.

[ElkGroveDan]

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

OK then. Crossing Yorkshire Dales off my vacation itinerary.

[Prost1]

I think the researches would be well advised to connect the dots....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series1/crop-circles.shtml

or circles....or bones

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam, especially for another opportunity to write, "and for dessert, Lady Fingers."

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[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Motel of Mysteries...

Wasn't this published about 30 years ago? I remember reading about something similar way back then.

[SunkenCiv]

it could have been worse:

Man allegedly drops pants in restaurant, eats customers' food
Court TV | 10/6/5 | Samantha Murphy
Posted on 10/06/2005 4:37:08 PM PDT by SmithL
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1498012/posts

[SunkenCiv]

And you try and tell the young people of today that ..... they won't believe you.

[eleni121]

I hope little Frodo and Sam aren't among the eaten ones.

[Redcloak]

Yrch!

[Bahbah]

I hope little Frodo and Sam aren't among the eaten ones.

Perish the thought.

[lilylangtree]

"why early farming communities sought out the caves and used them for ritualistic activities."

Winters are pretty dang cold when performing any ritual in the open.

[SunkenCiv]

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Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay

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[blam]

"Just read yesterday that a platform along an ancient trail was for ritualistic purposes."

This One?

Walker Discovers 5,000-Year-Old Log Path On Moor

[norton]

"...a small cave in Giggleswick Scar Love the name of the place."

You could do an entire, long, thread on strange and laugh provoking UK place names;
then start on titles and surnames.