The Prehistory Guys Michael Bott and Rupert Soskin

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OK - we know - here we go talking about ritual again! We promise to try and not be so predictable in the future but in the meantime, bear with us as we turn our laser like beam to the topic of burning. Inspired by this article about the Arminghall Henge in Norfolk (what is Rupert on about ... Norwich is in Norfolk ... am I missing something? You'll see what I mean), https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-63242326 we take to task some of the assumptions made about the occasional association of evidence of burning with ancient monuments.

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Every week we make an exclusive short podcast for our Patreon supporters called 'The Monday Moot'. It's a kind of a sandbox where we air our thoughts on aspects of prehistoric archaeology.
Sometimes, those thoughts become worthy topics for a wider audience and this is one of those instances. Here, Michael & Rupert ask if the word 'henge' has an impact on the way we view our circular earthworks in the UK.
KENNY BROPHY INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/f6yQcGzqccg

We take you to The Scottish Isles, Bohemia and South Carolina!

More fingerprints on pottery have been found at the Ness of Brodgar and it turns out that they all belong to young adult men and that the most recent print to be found belonged to a thirteen year old boy!

A team of archaeologists from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have discovered a long barrow, built around 3,800BC on the legendary Říp Mountain in the Czech Republic.

Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence applied to LIDAR technology has led to the discovery of ancient Shell Rings on Daws Island, South Carolina.

This is an excerpt from a longer YouTube interview conducted with Professor Timothy Darvill in August 2021.
The argument over the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel doesn't go away and although it may seem that the general consensus is that it's a bad idea, that impression is incorrect. One authoritative archaeological voice is that of Tim Darvill's and here we present a view from someone who was in at the inception of the scheme to restore the Stonehenge landscape to be in keeping with the dignity of the site.

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Hope you’ll find it in your hearts to excuse the clickbaity title - but then again it is a truly valid use of the word ’alien’. The rocks in question are certainly not where they belong and pose a genuine mystery as to why they are where they have been found - down near Avebury henge in Wiltshire, 280 miles from their origin

Here is our breakdown of Professor Darvill’s hypothesis that Stonehenge (in Stage 2 - 2,500BC) was constructed to be a monumental perpetual calendar whose purpose was to keep in pace with the solar year.