I noticed a post at DiVERSiONZ regarding every conspiracy buffs fourth favorite monument (after the Pentagon, the Great Pyramid and Graceland): Stonehenge. Peter Luke (the guy behind DiVERSiONZ) mentioned that the Druish monument is now said to be a representation of female genitalia.
Well I thought I would be the hip blogger and sent that link off to a couple of friends to show off, however one contrarian wrote back stating that even that story was not entirely true.
No my friends, apparently we have all been had by an archaeologist named Alexander Keiller. Based on this elusive story it appears that Mr. Keiller had a little too much fun rearranging the nose of the Sphinx, if you know what I mean (this is where we cut to the scene with scrumptious tea and scones being served on a sky-blue Sunday afternoon in a white Victorian gazebo in which one Englishmen persiflagingly states “jolly good show” and the other joshingly replies “it’s elementary my dear Watson” — and the statuesque ladies, prim & proper of course, whom are playing croquet on a well-groomed turf next to the peaceful, meandering creek, giggle and clamor: true dat).
Anyways, I tried to find that actual article at the Times Online and could not. However, thanks to the magic of Google cache (which has come under fire recently), I did find an interview regarding this discovery over at the New Scientist (Fox News apparently reported the issue, however finding that copy has been as fruitful as finding the Times version).
Now you might be asking, are you sure youÂ’re not taking me on a wild goose chase? Well, the author of the original article, a monsieur Simon De Bruxelles has written on several other esoteric articles, so itÂ’s not past him to pen an article on this particular topic.
Additionally, it appears that Mr. Keiller created an archaeological museum in 1938 incognitously called the Alexander Keiller Museum (in Avebury no less). And the kicker:
The museum’s founder, Alexander Keiller, excavated parts of the henge monument and associated avenue of standing stones in the 1930s and re-erected many fallen and buried stones.
So, what does this all mean? What do the voices tell you? What is the meaning of life?
Well, first, I would go ahead and rethink the well-reasoned comment authored by Robin Edgar. Reading Robin’s letter to the editor regarding this issue presents an interesting twist to this issue (maybe that’s what Mr. Keiller was actually thinking about when he reconstructed it…), however based on what I have found, I will politely disagree with his assertions — because in the end: the shoe fit, OccamÂ’s Razor sliced and the duck quacked.
Lastly, a report from Reuters verifies the New Scientist interview (bling bling).
And that my friends, is what you do with a History degree.
Oh, and for those readers paying attention: I had a lot of fun manipulating the English language here, go adverbial adjectives.
