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ARTICLES ON LE MANIO
New for 2012
Precision
astronomy at Carnac and the meaning of Le Menec.
Fresh in for
the new year below is the fourth and final part of research based on our
surveys and other evidence collected during four periods of work in
Brittany, France.
The combined
material provides the first half-decent picture of what was going on here,
and why. Taken together with the compelling accounts of the geometrical
layout of Carnac put forward in a recent book, Carnac, the Alignments
by Howard Crowhurst*, (epistemea, 2011) Anyone interested in the history
of science, and the genesis of observational astronomy, geometry, counting
and metrology just has to read this material - it is a great time to be an
archaeoastronomer!
As Richard writes of this fourth
report in a recent email to our colleagues in ACEM**,
‘Two years in the making, no
budget, and a result that many will never accept. It doesn't get better
than that!’
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On this
website, the chronological order of our research findings consists ( on
this website) of three reports on the Le Manio megalithic complex, and now
this fourth report, The Meaning of Le Menec
Robin Heath
*Available from
www.epistemea.fr
** Association pour la
Connaissance et Etudes des Megaliths.
The Origin of the Megalithic yard as revealed at
Le Manio, Carnac, Brittany.
The Heath Brother's second survey report on Le Manio, in March 2010, has
resulted in the first decent plan for the 'Quadrilateral' monument. From
this comes valuable evidence suggesting the origin and length of the
megalithic yard, showing it to result naturally from 'day-inch' counting
of sun and moon cycles.
Were the archaeology profession ever to rekindle interest in why
these massive monuments were built, this report would provide a major
platform in providing sensible answers. For any study of the History of
Science, this paper is a must-have bombshell, revealing unsuspected
astronomical, geometrical and metrological skills from the prehistoric
culture of Europe, prior to 4000 BC. [July 2011, PDF, 19 pages,
4.1 MB, free download]
CLICK
HERE
for The origin of the megalithic yard. [This is a large file. Allow time
to download.]
ALSO:
FULL SURVEY REPORT OF LE MANIO March
2010
As a result of encouraging feedback and interest in the results from the
Heath Bros recent survey of le Manio, the original survey data is now
available as a PDF file, free, gratis and for nothing on the S&L
website.
CLICK
HERE for full survey report [Again allow
time to download}
ALSO:
ANOTHER NEW ARTICLE Sept 2011
SEPTEMBER 2011. LUNAR SIMULATORS AT LE MANIO.
This report began innocently enough as a diversion during our Spring 2010
survey (also available on this website). We noticed half a dozen
symmetrical stones standing proud from the footpath near the
Quadrilatere, at Le Manio. Arranged in a regular arc these stones were
recorded and measured. This led to new and significant evidence of lunar
astronomy having been practiced at this remarkable and virtually unknown
site near Carnac, Brittany.
18 pages, free PDF download - 2MB.
CLICK
HERE
THIS FINAL FOURTH REPORT,--THE
MEANING OF LE MENEC
--available here as a PDF file, takes the evidence from the earlier
surveys at Le Manio and finds common patterns shared with the geometry,
astronomy and metrology of the Western alignments at Carnac. These
commence with a huge ‘Type I’ egg and some of the largest stones on the
whole of the three sets of alignments.
This work
puts together a theory of what the alignments appear to have been used
for. This compelling material is built on evidence gleaned firstly by
Alexander Thom in the 70s and incorporated into the new material, by
Richard Heath.
See Fourth Report THE MEANING
OF LE MENEC
CLICK
HERE
STONE AGE SURVEYS
EVIDENCE FOR PREHISTORIC SURVEYING
Recent research and fieldwork by Robin Heath reveals a geodetic intention
in the siting of many principal megalithic sites, including Arbor Low,
Bryn Celli Ddu, Barclodiad y Gawres and Stonehenge. A seamless integration
of astronomy, geometry and metrology awaits the reader. Free PDF download
(4.4MB).
Click
HERE
Thom in East
Anglia,
by Patrick Taylor.
Patrick Taylor is a conservation architect based in Ipswich, Suffolk.
He also holds a degree in mathematics. We met at the 'John Michell Day'at Temenos, in London in May 2010. His title may be inaccurate, as
Alexander Thom never surveyed anything in East Anglia, an area sparse
in surviving megalithic structures, yet Patrick Taylor, throughout his
exploration of these recent discoveries from Eastern England, finds the
same accurate geometries, units of length and astronomical orientations
as Thom did elsewhere. Here then is a five page account of his work,
available free (as always) as a PDF download. If this whets your
appetite, at it did mine, then there are some booklets to be purchased
from the author.
Click
HERE for new article --June 2011 -
An Horizon Survey from
FOXHILL BARROW
December
2010 An Horizon Survey of Foxhill Barrow, St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire
There is
almost nothing in the literature concerning the use of barrow tops as
observatories, the most notable exception being work done Devereux and
then Rilko and finally Michell and Heath on Silbury hill.
Precious
little is known about Foxhill barrow from conventional archaeology. It has
never been excavated. But can it reveal anything about its siting in
relationship to the local (and distant) landscape, and could any
astronomical alignments once have been observed from the summit?
Foxhill
barrow provides a delightful example of the routine work of an
investigating archaeoastronomer, a theodolite doodle on the landscape, a
cartoon of hypothermic research undertaken with snow often lying on the
ground, and a wind that could cut through steel.
Read on…
PDF, five pages.
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Pentre Ifan A 5500 year old Secret
Exciting new research on Pentre
Ifan
The Site is located in the field directly below Pentre
Ifan, and to the North-East. In the two centuries of the great
antiquarian visits to the most famous dolmen in Wales, it was
known as Samson’s Quoit, and the fields surrounding the monument
were known as Samson’s Fold (Corlan Samson in Welsh)...more>> |
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An Appreciation of the work of Hamish Miller
The recent and peaceful death of Hamish Miller at
his home near St Ives, Cornwall, has prompted an enormous and
appreciative response. The Parallel Community, which Hamish recently
helped to found, enjoyed over 47,000 messages on its website, a
warranted response to a man who had given so much to both the
alternative and earth mysteries movement. Hamish was well loved...more>> |
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Discovery of a working Soli-Lunar Calendar Device at Carnac
The Baie du Morbihan area of southern Brittany is the most densely
populated area of megalithic activity in Europe. Despite centuries of mass destruction of thousands of
standing stones, dolmens and cromlechs (stone rings in France), for
quality building stone, enough surviving stones remain to provide mute
evidence of a profoundly important cultural movement active in this area
since at least 6000 BC. This article describes exciting new research work
in progress over the past few years...more>> |
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New
Stone Circle on Lundy
The Lundy Egg - Largest in Britain! “There is nothing, absolutely
nothing, as useful as a theodolite on Lundy island” What a place is Lundy!
Everybody needs to go there at least once in their lifetime. It has held
its secrets well. I was there this time to do further research into a
secret from the Stone Age, described in my earlier books and,most
recently, in The Measure of Albion, co-authored with John Michell. Lundy
holds a secret about our national temple, Stonehenge...more>> |
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Appreciation of John Michell
With the passing of John Michell, the planet has lost a truly original
thinker and the earth mysteries movement loses its father figure. Although
Alfred Watkins was the original investigator into this long forgotten
aspect of the ancient world, it was John who did more than anyone to dust
the subject off, adding mightily and relentlessly over four decades to
make it into a coherent discipline...more>> |
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Temenos Lecture Celebrating The Life & Work Of John Michell
This
lecture takes a few seconds to appear
22nd May 2010, The Art Workers Guild,
London
This event looked right at the heart of John's contribution to those
awkward facts that won't go away and which stand in the way of orthodox
thinking. The introductory speaker
and MC for the event was John's long term friend and co-author Christine
Rhone. Other speakers included Dr Keith Critchlow, Robert Stephenson, Robin
Heath and John Martineau. The event was a sell out, on a lovely May Day,
and at a beautiful venue. Robin's illustrated lecture on 'Geometry and
Time in Prehistory' is now available here as a PDF file, for those who
for whatever reasons, did not make it to the event or who wish to avail
themselves of a resume of how John's work in this area has been
developed since the 60s...more>>
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Archaeologists in Stonehenge Bluestone Shock
It appears you can get away with almost anything in contemporary
archaeology. One can for once agree with Jacquetta Hawkes who reckoned
that ‘Every generation gets the Stonehenge it deserves’. In this
generation one may gain permission to dig the hallowed turf of Stonehenge
itself provided you have a theory that is zeitgeisty enough to woo the
public. But does it hold water?...more>> |
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Understanding the Solar Hero Myth
To most people, the old myths and legends are quaint
reminders of a bygone and superstitious age, and have nothing much to tell
us anymore. They are just for the history books or children’s bedtime
reading. Yet, for a myth to have survived for thousands of years, one
might guess that it holds inherent meanings...more>> |
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Stonehenge: What happens when Astronomy and
Geometry are Denied
Fed up of watching programmes about Stonehenge
that take up to an hour to inform the viewer of all the things Stonehenge
isn’t? Would you really like to know something about how this stalemate
concerning our National Temple has come about? Well, read on...more>> |
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Current Research at Avebury
Avebury is the
largest known stone circle anywhere. The surrounding ditch and bank is
2/3rds mile in circumference. The most accurate survey was undertaken by
Professor Alexander Thom in 1978. This article points out some new facts
about Avebury which even Professor Thom overlooked...more>> |
ALSO: PUBLISHED July 2011
ORIGINAL RESEARCH AT AVEBURY.
A New Look at Avebury and its Landscape. Thirty- three
years on, Robin Heath revisits Alexander's survey at Avebury and discovers
that there are many things that Thom could have included to reinforce the
evidence for ancient astronomy and metrology at this World Heritage site.
Download
HERE
the latest and fully i llustrated PDF (4.4
Mb).
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Archaeoastronomy, Bayes Theorem and the
Law (Irene Earis)
In recent years it has become popular to apply mathematical
probability theories to the question of the authenticity of archaeological
objects. This has then been applied to the question of whether
astronomical alignments of sites might be deliberate or co-incidental.
This article argues that this is an unnecessary and unhelpful approach in
archaeoastronomy...more>> |
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Protecting
Skylines - (Irene Earis)
Since horizon astronomy is the basis of
prehistoric siting of ancient monuments, the remaining undisturbed
skylines, still not built upon or altered, need to be preserved. This is a
particular problem in mid-Wales where the landscape is neither a National
Park nor an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is being covered by
wind turbine installations...more>> |
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Astro-Archaeology.org
Visit
this website for more articles
Astro-archaeology.org is a Website for exploring the forgotten, ignored,
derided and misunderstood aspects of archaeo- astronomy, aka
astro-archaeology.It has been set up to enable authors to publish on the
web when they would otherwise find that an obstacle. It is currently
managed in his free time by Richard Heath...more>> |
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Megaliths
and their Location on the Landscape