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Page 55
For many ley hunters, however, the features they discover are invested with more
than a merely antiquarian interest. They believe that they represent the relics of a
prehistoric spiritual science, created by a society very different from anything ...
For many ley hunters, however, the features they discover are invested with more
than a merely antiquarian interest. They believe that they represent the relics of a
prehistoric spiritual science, created by a society very different from anything ...
Page 57
This is one of many cases in which ley hunters have been right for the wrong
reasons or anticipated significant developments in conventional archaeology. In
the 1930s, Watkins was arguing that prehistoric Britain was densely settled and ...
This is one of many cases in which ley hunters have been right for the wrong
reasons or anticipated significant developments in conventional archaeology. In
the 1930s, Watkins was arguing that prehistoric Britain was densely settled and ...
Page 58
The ley hunters' description of archaeologists as being involved in a kind of
boring and methodical treasure hunt, irrelevant and i nwar d- 1 ook i n g , may
indicate the way in which many people see our discipline. It seems strange that
the ...
The ley hunters' description of archaeologists as being involved in a kind of
boring and methodical treasure hunt, irrelevant and i nwar d- 1 ook i n g , may
indicate the way in which many people see our discipline. It seems strange that
the ...
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| Title | Archaeological review from Cambridge, Volume 2, Issue 1 Archaeological review from Cambridge |
| Published | 1983 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2011 |
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