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Tim Daw

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Worked at Stonehenge, built a Long Barrow. Peasant farmer in Wiltshire.

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Comparative Analysis of the "Brian John Boulder" at Craig Rhos-y-felin and the "Newall Boulder" from Stonehenge: Implications for the Origins and Transport of the Bluestones
- a paper - DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28445.01769

07.08.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cunnington Family: Archaeological Lineage and Contributions (1754–1951) I. William Cunnington I (1754–1810) A pioneering Wiltshire antiquarian and early archaeologist. He undertook systematic excavations of Bron...

Wessex archaeology has numerous Cunningtons in its history - I have tried to unravel the family tree - www.sarsen.org/2025/08/the-...

02.08.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pobl nid rhewlifau a gludodd gerrig gleision o Gymru i GΓ΄r y Cewri – ymchwil newydd Cafodd cerrig gleision byd-enwog CΓ΄r y Cewri eu cludo o Sir Benfro i Wastadfaes Caersallog gan bobl ac nid rhewlifoedd fel yr honnwyd yn fla...

Pobl nid rhewlifau a gludodd gerrig gleision o Gymru i GΓ΄r y Cewri – ymchwil newydd - Stonehenge bluestone research, the Welsh PR www.sarsen.org/2025/07/pobl...

29.07.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blusky asked me to verify my age, presumably I'm missing out on the open sewer of pornofilth. It wouldn't recognise my credit card and doubted my face was real, no one could look that weathered surely? So no age verification for me. So I will miss out on your grown up conversation, and pictures of b

25.07.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not from Hancock, that's my editorialising with reasons given. I could have phrased it better but it's been a busy day and I rushed it.

23.07.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The latest on Stonehenge Sarsen Sources - July 2025 In 2020, a landmark geochemical study by Nash et al. proposed that most Stonehenge’s sarsen stones, came fromΒ West Woods, about 25 km to the...

Stonehenge - not just Bluestones, new controversy about the Sarsen Stones origins today as well - www.sarsen.org/2025/07/the-...

23.07.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stonehenge’s Bluestones Were Not Transported by Glaciers to the Salisbury Plain A new scientific study published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports has revisited the debate over the origin of Stonehenge’s iconic bluestones. It focuses on a rock known as the Newall boul...

Stonehenge’s Bluestones Were Not Transported by Glaciers to the Salisbury Plain: www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/07/s...

18.07.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This unsuspecting chunk of rock collected at Stonehenge in 1924 is the centre of a controversy. Or maybe not. More: 1/ 🧡

15.07.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The enigmatic β€˜Newall boulder’ excavated at Stonehenge in 1924: New data and correcting the record Some authors have questioned whether the bluestone megaliths present at the Stonehenge Neolithic stone circle were transported from their source area …

Stonehenge alert! Very nerdy, long & really shouldn’t have been needed, but with misinformation in peer-reviewed articles, Richard Bevins & colleagues (including me) felt the record had to be put straight. Why Stonehenge megaliths are NOT erratics
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

15.07.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Which paper, there are several, the latest was only published later yesterday evening.

15.07.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Demise of the Glacial Transport Theory for Stonehenge’s Megaliths The Demise of the Glacial Transport Theory for Stonehenge’s Megaliths Author: Tim Daw July 2025 Correspondence: tim.daw@gmail.com ...

The Stonehenge Glacial transport theory isn't just pining for the fjordsβ€”it’s kicked the bucket, shuffled off its mortal coil, and joined the choir invisible! www.sarsen.org/2025/07/the-...

15.07.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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The enigmatic β€˜Newall boulder’ excavated at Stonehenge in 1924: New data and correcting the record Some authors have questioned whether the bluestone megaliths present at the Stonehenge Neolithic stone circle were transported from their source area …

The enigmatic β€˜Newall boulder’ excavated at Stonehenge in 1924: New data and analysis, refuting any glacial transport. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

14.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Golfhenge (and its little hengiform neighbour just to the top right of the trees) in on the old golf driving range at Larkhill in 2018 and afterwards. Pictures from Google Earth .

08.07.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tim Darvill highlighted a triangulation of the outer sarsen ring where each of the nodes were placed where the stone settings are anomalous.

30.06.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cattle Traction and Neolithic Monument Building at Newgrange An excellent new paper on Newgrange, one of Ireland ’ s most iconic Neolithic passage tombs, offers fresh perspectives on its social and tec...

Kings or cows? Who enabled neolithic monument building?

www.sarsen.org/2025/06/catt...

24.06.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Ox That Moved a Mountain: A Tooth’s Tale from Stonehenge Imagine the scene: a line of Neolithic people and cattle, inching their way across the British landscape, the air thick with the effort of ...

A tooth's tale from Stonehenge about bluestone hauling.

www.sarsen.org/2025/06/the-...

23.06.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A great example of how the name The Great Trilithon was not the central one, confusingly the name is often now used for it.

23.06.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Neolithic Cattle Mobility at Stonehenge: A Matrix of Possibilities A recent study (Evans et al., 2025) analyses a Neolithic cattle molar (M3, 3350–2920 BC) from Stonehenge, revealing ...

A new paper by Evans and al raises intriguing new possibilities of neolithic cattle management and migration. www.sarsen.org/2025/06/neol...

22.06.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleased to see Phil Andrews of Wessex Archaeology honoured with a BEM in the King's Birthday Honours today

14.06.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Response to the WHS Setting SPD A Response to the Setting of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Re...

I have copied my response to Wiltshire Council's WHS Setting Survey online, and I don't mention stones once. www.sarsen.org/2025/06/a-re...

10.06.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(PDF) A Review of the Stonehenge Cremated Remains and Their Provenancing PDF | This paper examines the history of excavations of cremated remains at Stonehenge, highlighting contributions from archaeologists William Hawley... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

A Review of the Stonehenge Cremated Remains and Their Provenancing www.researchgate.net/publication/...

30.05.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
From Stones to Bones: Isotopic Analysis Confirms Neolithic Mobility at Stonehenge Introduction Stonehenge's bluestones, sourced from the Preseli Hills in west Wales, over 200 miles away, have long suggested significant i...

From Stones to Bones: Isotopic Analysis Confirms Neolithic Mobility at Stonehenge - www.sarsen.org/2025/05/from...

28.05.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(PDF) The Origins of Stonehenge's Sarsen Stones: A Comprehensive Review of Provenancing Studies PDF | Stonehenge's sarsen stones-massive silcrete blocks forming the monument's iconic structure-have long intrigued scholars seeking their geological... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

My review of historic Stonehenge sarsen stone provenancing studies and a conclusion of where the research is in May 2025 is available on @ResearchGate: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

26.05.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stonehenge’s Sarsen Stones: Unraveling a Geochemical Mystery The origins of Stonehenge’s massive sarsen stones, giant silcrete blocks forming its outer circle and central trilithons, have been de...

An analysis of the latest research on the provenancing of the Stonehenge sarsens www.sarsen.org/2025/05/ston...

25.05.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm disappointed, I imagined it was a meet to discuss how to recreate the heady 1980 days of speeding all the way round the M25. Just under 52 minutes I believe was the record.

23.05.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Stonehenge Byways Consultee Responses 2025 In late February/early March 2025, Wiltshire Council sent a communication to a number of organisations saying: "Wiltshire Council as the Hig...

The responses of various bodies to the problems of the byways close to Stonehenge: www.sarsen.org/2025/05/ston...

23.05.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Evolution of the National Heritage Collection Agreement English Heritage's licence to operate the Historic England collection of properties has been renewed. The original 2015 licence is availabl...

www.sarsen.org/2025/05/the-... The new EH licence to operate and how it has changed.

23.05.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Effect of turnout rugs on the behaviour of horses under mild autumn conditions in the United Kingdom The use of rugs (blankets) for horses is commonplace as a protective measure to keep horses warm and dry in inclement weather, or to protect them from…

Effect of turnout rugs on the behaviour of horses under mild autumn conditions in the United Kingdom - Daw et al.
I'm very proud of my son.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

17.05.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wiltshire council is doing up the byways, as to what chippings are in the planings I don't know, but dolerite is the usual stone, so unless shown otherwise it is the default assumption. I'm just raising questions.

17.05.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dolerite Dump Spotted Near Stonehenge Nick Bull has posted a picture on line of the road planings dumped on the Stonehenge drove to be used to improve it. The monument itself is ...

Tonnes of Dolerite spotted near Stonehenge! And why it may be a problem. www.sarsen.org/2025/05/dole...

17.05.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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