Ancient people travelled hundreds of miles from all corners of Britain to take part in feasts at or near great stone circles in the south of England, new research suggests.
The study argues that in the late neolithic period people transported pigs they had raised locally, possibly by sea or river, to sites in Wiltshire and Dorset.
It paints a picture of a very mobile society with people from across Britain not only knowing about sites in the south of England but being prepared to bring their livestock on arduous journeys to take part in festivals.
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Hail and well-met friend, what did you bring for the great feast?
Ham. What you bring?
Ham.
Great. We walked all this fucking way for a ham sandwich I could have made at home?
Anonbene
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Hey, at least it'd better than walking for miles just to stand at the bottom of a hill and listen to some poor deluded bloke with a beard and white robes preaching for hours about his Daddy in the Sky ( who was really him anyway) and crap like " the Meek Shall inherit the earth," etc, etc.
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