Unpopular opinion: I think we're wrong about the purpose of those stone circles in northern Scotland.

A professor from Edinburgh told me over coffee that we're too focused on ritual and ignoring the practical evidence of seasonal herding patterns found at the site, which has stuck with me for years.

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the_phoenix14d ago

Makes sense they'd have a practical use too.

juliaa2523d ago

Wait a professor just told you that over coffee? That's wild lol, like you just ran into them at a cafe and got a whole new theory on ancient history.

the_logan23d ago

The Callanish Stones were always this big mystery to me. I figured they were just for ceremonies. But the soil samples show heavy animal traffic in a clear seasonal loop, like a Bronze Age cattle drive path right through the center. That practical detail flipped it for me.