21st December 2005, 09:39 AM
I agree with troll, a great subject. Troll will remember playing with BA cremations not so long ago which gave the distinct impression that the important bit was (perhaps) the preparation of the body (ie up to cremation), the cremation itself, the transport of the urn to the 'final resting place' and the ceremony of placing the cremation into the ground, not necessarily anything that happened after given the number of intercutting burials which caused not inconsiderable damage (although the intercutting may have significance of its own i readily agree).
John makes a sound point about not impressing our own beliefs on the past, them falls into the trap of assuming a parrallel society structure to the present - matriarchal anyone? after all, who wants to do the risky business of fighting when you can send of the expendable warriors to do it for you....i feel the phenonological part of my brian stirring (control of somatic space[xx(] - stop it now!)
Haec olim meminisse iuvabit
John makes a sound point about not impressing our own beliefs on the past, them falls into the trap of assuming a parrallel society structure to the present - matriarchal anyone? after all, who wants to do the risky business of fighting when you can send of the expendable warriors to do it for you....i feel the phenonological part of my brian stirring (control of somatic space[xx(] - stop it now!)
Haec olim meminisse iuvabit