[Stones] So, is this what some think of our heritage?

[Thelma Wilcox]

Andy Norfolk <andy.norfolk at connectfree.co.uk> wrote:
   
  built them certainly took an artistic approach to their construction.
   
  This is an interesting discussion but art, or its interpretation, is very subjective. How, for instance, can you justify the above without knowing the intention of the people who constructed it.  Both Avebury and Stonehenge have several stages of development, not immediately apparent today.  Stonehenge is an imitation of a timber circle, beautifully crafted in its final form.  Avebury stones are on the whole 'undressed' stones, pulled down from Fyfield Down.  They have in a sense been quarried for their suitability, this may be to represent a female/male personage or just as large imposing entrance stones, or for the long Avenues. These are the thing we see today but what about the 'obelisk' and the three circles in the centre, that no longer remain.  
  What we see today, and 'feel' about these places can be put in a modern context as a feeling of awe and wonder and also I think an undefinable spiritual need to see things as beautiful and aesthetically pleasing - but this belongs to us not to the original construction of the monuments.  
  BUT how to define art is beyond my capability ;)
  Thelma wishing everyone a happy solstice 
  
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