8th June 2011, 11:14 AM
gwyl Wrote:it provides prehistorians with a handy structure to understand the past.
at the top is the chief, who with the assistance of the priestly class, exploits the rest of the population,under strong political control (Anyolduniprof 1856-2011), in order to, for example, drag stones from the Presselli mountains to build Stonehenge, an 'indicator[s] of human presence and activity, while Egyptian obelisks and Breton menhirs, through their striking verticality, are assertive of life and again of human action' (Manyoldprofs 1997)... bit like *cough* cathedrals, don't you think old bean?
(although all those menhirs and obelisks and spires are a bit phallic, i should think)
catch up - prehistorians dont speak like that - havent done for a generation. thats the trouble with you medievalites, you think nothing changes cus nothing does