Jo Atherton
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Secklow #MootMound in #MiltonKeynes , where Anglo Saxons met to talk local issues & serve justice. Today, the law courts, registry office & council buildings surround the mound. People still gather here from across the region, a grassy forerunner of many of our municipal systems.
The 4m tall Pierre du Domaine in Plerguer (Ille-et-Vilaine) was said to stand on the site of a battle between armies. When only one man survived from each army the menhir sprang out of the ground and separated them and they made peace. #FolkloreThursday .
An ancient relief of a human figure (a Slavonic deity?) set into the wall at the entrance of the Marienkirche (St Mary's Church) Bergen, #FolkloreThursday More 1/
#Clootietree dripping with offerings at the #kingscircle #stonecircle , part of the #rollrightstones , #Oxfordshire . #folklorethursday
Here's an #urbanprehistory contender for #tombtuesday . It's the #RomanoBritish Highfield Barrow in Hemel Hempstead, dwarfed by the new town. Unbelievably, in the recent past, cars have been driven over it, and plans submitted to turn it into a skate park, but for now, it's safe.
The #Tibblestone marks the boundary of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. It now finds itself on the verge of a Texaco petrol station. Despite its short stature, it was recorded as being over 8ft high when rediscovered. Perfect #urbanprehistory for #StandingStoneSunday !
Can we fix it? More lost, forgotten and discarded objects found washed up on Cornish beaches.
#plasticarchaeology
And in Hampshire, culture dies
@Hantsconnect cuts £600,000 of funding per year to the charity Hampshire Cultural Trust
Heritage sites, arts centres and museums, including the unique Iron Age Andover Museum are to close
A greater act of vandalism by a County Council is hard to imagine 😡