PLEASE FAST FORWARD TO THE BRONZE AGE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN FOR A MOMENT!

For this Blog I would like to concentrate for a moment on what appears to have been a cataclysmic and sudden rejection of the use of Bronze in the British Islands, and perhaps elsewhere; prior to their apparent leap into the Iron age.

Published documents reveal a mass rejection of copper/bronze for use as weapons and cooking utensils taking place around the 7bc or 8bc mark.

Hoards of copper/bronze utensils, tools, shields, arms etc from these dates have been found in rivers, buried in fields, in woods and some still remain undiscovered.

Why such a sudden and unambiguous rejection of such a source of livelihood?

Perhaps one solution to this conundrum is that this source of livelihood was intrinsically poisonous to them and they did not know that beforehand!

"It gets curiouser and curiouser"

(Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll)

I will copy this to my online archaeology post.

GREAT GLEN AND HIGHLAND BOUNDARY FAULTS

I have spent many hours captivated by certain TV series' on how our planet evolved once its constituents coalesced after the "Big Bang".

However!, the presenters/authors on the geological, history; of the evolution  of our planet never seem to bring into focus the importance of the Great Glen and Highland boundary faults!

These twin faults are the most ancient fault lines on our planet and are close to one another!

Between them they hold captive the greatest diversity of evidence of human evolution within their boundaries to be found anywhere else on our planet!,

Watch this space!

IMPORTANT (perhaps ignored) RELEASES TO PRESS

Dear Archaeological Bloggers,

The following is copy of a communication I sent to the undersigned  via my Online Archaeology site

If you wish to know what the contents of the 07/07/11 communication please let me know.

"This is a Good Morning" Call to:-

Nicholas Ashton, Sean Coughlan, Martin Wainwright, David Keys and Richard Alleyne, et all

Gentlemen?

I am about to publish the contents of the communication which you received by e-mail 07/07/11.

Unfortunately you did not have the courtesy to reply.

Hope you have kept it in your pending file as the worm is turning! if you have not noticed.

If you do not have a copy of said communication please let me know immediately!.

Copy of this communication will be posted on my alternative web outlet for "Palaeolithic Scotland".

Sincerely Yours,

John L Sneddon.

Here We Go!

THE DALRADIAN SUPER GROUP AND "TWO SHORES OF AN EDEN"!

Since and further to my article/blog "Two Shores of Eden" I have been researching relative positions and groupings of Ancient land masses on our planet,

The "Dalradian Super Group" of rocks apparently lies within the boundaries of the "Great Glen" and "Highland Boundary" faults.

The "Dalradian Super Group" contains, as far as I understand; the oldest group of exposed "Geology" on our planet (400,000,000 to 450,000,000 yrs old).

This is seminal to the development of an inhabited Palaeolithic Scotland when taken into context with the following:-
1, Rhynie Chert:- Ancient Swamp/ Marsh Land.!
2. Elgin Area:- First Amphibians coming ashore,!
3. Moss of Cruden:- Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic artefacts recovered!
4. Ellon:- Dr. D W Patey, J.L.Sneddon, etal; Mesolithic, Neolithic and probably,Palaeolithic findings.

There is not such a diversity of human evolution to be found in such close proximity with one another any where on our Planet!

They lie exposed or relatively close to the surface.!

The late Palaeolithic artefacts which turned up south of the Highland boundary fault, are; perhaps from land which evolved from a different place!

(I will copy this blog to my Online Archaeology website for Publication)

PALAEOLITHIC, MESOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC BUCHAN!

BELOW PLEASE FIND ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN ONLINE ARCHAEOLOGY


PALAEOLITHIC, MESOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC BUCHAN!

I have been reviewing all of our excavation findings from Buchan, over the past 20 years or so; to find that I have been being very blinkered! Buchan not only holds evidence of Palaeolithic habitation but also Mesolithic and Neolithic! I have reviewed most of published papers that I can find but all have been done in isolation and missed the very important fact relating to the "Unique" information provided by Buchan regarding the diversity of archaeological and geological information which she is trying to show us. 

I have searched hard but cannot find such a diversity of Geomorphological and linked Archaeological findings anywhere else on our planet!

In Buchan you can:- 
1. Visit sites of 400,000,000 years ago.
2. Stand on the very surface where marine life struggled on to the land to kick the whole human race off.
3.Touch Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic artefacts from various sites within 5 or 6 miles of one another!

Some time ago I visited Aberdeen University and requested to see Rev. Patey's collection of artefacts retrieved from the banks and else where on the River Ythan near Ellon. I was advised that they were no longer with the University?! Recent published information appears to show that they are now back in circulation?!
It is important that I view them as my findings from "The Mains of Waterton" (Ellon) show evidence of both Neolithic and Mesolithic habitation!
I will provide photographs of these findings asap as I need to get a better camera. 

Watch this space.

I will also be publishing this article on my Blogspot site.

THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER! (LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A PALAEOLITHIC SCOTLAND AFTERALL)

Please find below a publication which I have recently made on "Online Archaeology" please read it as it is quite important if you are anyway interested in how you landed where you are.

If any of you need clarification, eg "What is the Rhynie Chert"? please get in contact.

Communication via e-mail only please.



Tonight I have discovered "Scotland: The Creation of its Natural Landscape" a BGS publication co-authored by Alan McKirdy and Roger Crofts. It is a seminal piece of work. It has inspired me for two reasons:-
1. I now understand why the Rhynie Chert is only about 3ft under topsoil but is reckoned to be about 400 odd million years old!!! 
2. Its chronological birthday date is at about the same time as "The Assynt event", as I call it; of about 410 Million years ago!

For the record, a number of years ago I was invited by an extremely knowledgeable and respected MD who resided in the village and had heard of our exploits on the Moss of Cruden; to attend one of the very, very occasional exhumations of "The Rhynie Chert" 
Anyone who knows anything at all about the "Chert" will know what an honour this was to me.
However, it was not to be as I was needed elsewhere on the planet to earn my living on that date!
Watch This Space.

In the beginning!

IN THE BEGINNING!

(FOR INFORMATION)

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The above texts are from a very well respected national newspaper with comments from a very well, internationally respected; Archaeologist!

I am in the process of trying to publish this on my "Palaeolithic Scotland" website also.

There should soon be a "Wikipedia" article forthcoming entitled "Palaeolithic Scotland" but as ever I will keep "Blogspot" and "Online Archaeology" updated until that day arrives.