Imagery in Rock and Ancient Art Influenced by Pareidolic Response to Environmental Stimuli
A Pareidolic Response to Environmental Stimuli occurs when it is triggered by a certain richly textured surface or object . This human trait is a result of a survival mechanism, where the environment is quickly scanned for potential threats. A... continue reading
Stonehenge A Neolithic Beacon: Design Imitates Star
When lit from within with one large fire or multiple fires, and observed from above, the standing stones that comprise Stonehenge split the light rays creating a radiating effect similar in appearance to a star.
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Stonehenge: Solstice Opens Path to a Neolithic Afterlife
Stonehenge was a massive effort for a calendar when the climate supports year round crops. Cups and Rings stones found throughout the UK were more likely the working calendars. They marked the field indicating when/where/what crop to harvest,... continue reading
Seeds were paramount to the first farmers of the British Isles.The symbols on the Newgrange Kerbstone K52, a Neolithic tomb in Ireland, reveal how important they were. The same symbol is used for seeds and the dead within the tomb: small holes dug... continue reading
Cups And Rings Stones: Representations Of Clan Structure
Fertility was so valued by the first farmers that a seed became the symbol for a human life. Neolithic Britons may have believed life's purpose was connected to proliferation, both here and beyond, in the stars.
The symbols on the Cups and Ring... continue reading
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