23rd February 2009, 11:01 AM
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Peace Steven. All good points.
The Human remains of our Avebury ancestors have enjoyed the embrace of the earth for thousands of years. The soils at Avebury assisted in the skeletal remains remaining, and will continue to do so for thousands of years in the future. Reburial threatens no one's jobs or authority. In this way, our reburial request sets a precedent for the Avebury complex. In comparison, the ancestors at Sutton Hoo decayed very quickly, leaving only stains upon the lower stratigraphy. They have been fully blessed into the Earth.
Science does a fantastic job in its 'stewardship'. Druids, and pilgrims to Avebury represent the spiritual site. Council believe that many (but not all) Avebury pilgrims agree.
Retention on the basis of non-existent research techniques that may or may not be developed is a weak argument for dis-respecting the spiritual beliefs of Council (we have NEVER claimed to speak for anyone else. This is very different from 'discounting research'.
Despite years of study in academe, and the many benefits I read concerning archaeological research, I never fully understood ancestral landscapes until I went into the field, stood by a burial mound and called to and honoured the pregnant Goddess and her children. This, I believe is the best way to understand the relationship between ourselves and the ancestral landscapes.
Peace /|\
Oddie
Hi Oddie
You dodged the issue by simply saying my argument was "weak" in comparison to disrespecting the council.
So it doesn't matter that I can prove that new techniques have been, and are being developed (DNS, Isotope analysis etc) because the most important issue is respect for the council?
I'm not really sure that discussion on this issue is possible if you refuse to accept facts because you consider the council's feeling more important.
Steven