10th November 2005, 09:20 PM
I have no doubt that recent works in advance of the changes at Stonehenge will have thrown up some surprises for the archaeology community. The project probably involved a battery of approaches and I would put money on it, that the results will be stunning-I can`t wait. My point is this-the Thornborough Landscape is unique and, incorporates a complex landscape setting. I would argue that current invasive works could only ever hope to draw inferences.The landscape itself is the Henge complex.My betting is that complex archaeology covers the surrounding terrain.Ploughing or not.We`ve all excavated sites criss-crossed by plough-marks or field drains.And still produced some good archaeology in the process.I would vote that we should wait for the results of the Stonehenge work to be released.If the landscape around Stonehenge has`nt been shown to be a complex multi-period/phased environment-I`ll make a donation to the IFA!! Oh, please......