The Shifting
Sands Of Forvie
Who Built The Recumbent Stone Circles?
A full discussion - Postulation
This has largely been covered in the full report. In short we cannot be sure. Study the DNA if possible of early bronze age settlers at forvie and check for the Y haplogroup tree markers. Also check bronze artefacts spectrometry to see the origin of the ore that the artefacts were produced from.
Think about the story of Atlantis. It was almost certainly in what is now part of Spain.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3766863.stm
http://live.kyero.com/2011/03/14/lost-city-of-atlantis-found-near-cadiz/
Atlanteans, Plato recounted were a naval maritme sea power that conquered many parts of western europe and africa from an estimated 9600BC onwards. They would have had connections with early Minoans across the meditteranean. Where they once one and the same people? The Atlanteans had far flung settlements. How far flung up the coast of Portugal, Spain, France?, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, The western Scottish isles, Orkney and the North east of Scotland did they sail to. When was the first wave of colonisation? We know from minoan (Crete) artefacts that a network of trade existed with mainland Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia and the coast of Spain.
Certainly by 3200 BC by the evidence coming to light descendents of the early Atlanteans appear to have travelled as far North as Orkney and most likely the North east of scotland. They brought with them knowledge of advanced agriculture practiced in Crete from 5000 BC onwards.
Consecutive waves of immigration would have occurred as the islands off the straits of Gibraltar sank with successive earthquakes from 9600BC? In 1700 BC after a major earthquake event on Crete the mining of copper in North Wales took off. Further earthquakes occurred in 1600BC and 1450 BC. Population displacement occurred and the question is often asked, where did they go to?
It is becoming clear by comparing the partly excavated hill fort at Castro de Santa Trega that settlements were built in exactly the same style in Spain and in North Wales. The style of the houses and thick outer defensive wall being dug in Orkney at the Ness of Brodgar is very similar. With the lack of trees granted there is an adaptation to build supporting partitions for the stone tile roofs. However, come down to settlements like Forvie and the construction reverts back to the standard found at Tre'r ceiri and Castro de santa Trega. It is close to Tre'r ceiri in Gwynedd that the copper mine on the great orme is situated. Again on a sea promentory. Compare the structure of the outer wall and interior pattern of the huts stone bases at both sites for yourself. It is as if the same artitects built them both.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lubre/348835004/
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=5941
http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/small/item/GTJ25092/
It is known that the builders of stonehenge brought stones from the presceli hills in Pembrokeshire within sight of tre'r ceiri on a fine day. Like the circles within the circles of Atlantis, stonehenge is similar in the way it was constructed with concentric rings of posts, stones and larger stones.
New excavations on Orkney now would seem to suggest that the settlers there predate Stonehenge, which would make sense. It does not take a long time to sail up the west coast of the British isles and build houses, but it does take quite a bit longer to decide to build a monument like Stonehenge and complete it.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/120127-stonehenge-ness-brodgar-scotland-science/
http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/nessofbrodgar/
So around 3500 - 3200 BC would tend to pinpoint to a migration by sea in my estimation from Atlantis, itself I surmise a far flung colony of the Minoans who were known to be the worlds best maritime nation at around this time. Exactly when Atlantis was struck by a tsunami and buried is unknown, but histories of tsunamis are well known throughout history.
The tradition of bull worship combined with moon and other celestial body observations has been carried on by the settlers. As I state in my report the recumbent stone circle flanker stones are to signify bull horns. Their positioning also combines the observation of the moons phases. Yes these were settling farmers without a doubt, who brought their expertise with them. Their interest in keeping a track of the seasons and their distribution is marked by the geographical spread of the recumbent stone circles; their social gathering centres. The sport of hurling carried on between neighbouring communities in the north east, orkney, the western isles, cornwall and Ireland indicates these people were connected as a social group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carved_Stone_Balls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_hurling
The builders of the recumbent stone circles can be seen to have landed and moved inland up rivers from the sea here in the North east of Scotland: by just looking at a map there is no disputing this fact. This would have necessitated good sailors. The settlers would appear to have carried on the traditions of bull worship and moon observation of their ancestors. The settlers share a passion for social games such as hurling of some sort which traces their progress socially as up the west of the british isles and over the north by the Orkneys. The Atlanteans being minoan fit this set of requirements.
I'll end here as I am sure I've watched too much "Time Team" on Tv and have learned how to "jump to conclusions from fragments". However I would challenge anyone to come up with a better explanation that fits the evidence left for us.
