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Artemis Temple, Stonehenge counter-theory, and climate: TWH reports on some of the most recent archaeological finds that may be reflective of ancient Pagan practices and modern challenges in preserving the sites.
The discovery of a burnt mound and canoe in Wales and another find of common measurements offer new insight into the Bronze Age technology and trade.
Bryn Celli Ddu is considered 500 years older than Stonehenge and archaeologists are reporting new insights about the Neolithic monument found on Isle of Anglesey.
Menai Bridge (Pont Grog y Borth), Wales, U.K. The legends of the collection of Welsh tales, the Mabinogion, are still very much alive in the principality, including a proposal for a new bridge held up by a statue of the mythical giant Brân the Blessed. The proposed bridge is to cross the Menai Straits, separating the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) – often seen as the last stand of Britain’s Druids against the Romans – from the North Welsh mainland. The most famous tale involving this giant hero/god concerns the marriage of his sister, Branwen. Hoping for an alliance with other countries and tribes, Brân gave his sister Branwen’s hand in marriage to King Matholwch of Ireland – a common practice among tribes, to cement alliances. This was not a completely popular move and Bran’s brother, Efnisien, was furious – perhaps because he wanted Branwen for himself (incest being not unknown in such legends and depending whether Efnisien was, in fact, a foster brother).
UNITED KINGDOM — On Oct. 6 this year, the British Government granted fracking company Cuadrilla permission to begin operations at two sites in Lancashire (north-west England). This decision, taken by Business Secretary Sajid Javid, overturned a previous decision made by the Lancashire County Council to grant permission at just one of the two proposed sites. Under the banner of Frack Free Lancashire, a coalition of local anti-fracking groups has formed. Included in the coalition is the inimitable mothers and grandmothers group The Nanas.