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By Fledermaus
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01 February 2007 |
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One big stone upon two
Before the ancient Celts
As old as Egypt's sphynx
These small memorials
Scattered over Europe
Remains of a lost tribe |
Dolman
Written by maipenrai (784 comments posted) 31st January 2007 | I watched a tv prog some years ago about bodies that had been found on the China-Mongolia border, the guys in charge of the expedition stated that the physical remains were very simaler to Celts, as was the remains of the clothing, they came up with the theory that they were either the remains of a migarating Celtic Tribe or the remains of their children, either way it is an amazing thought that ancient Celts had migreted from the West to the East, just think of the distence and time??
The strange thing was that the prog shown both faired haired and red haired children living at the time in this area of China.
good write |
Written by Phil (6963 comments posted) 31st January 2007 | What do you think will remain of our lost tribe when we're gone? How many generations do you think we have?
Sorry, questions your piece prompted.
Phil.
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Written by Witzl (1585 comments posted) 31st January 2007 | I like the fact that your poem is shaped like a dolmen, Fledermaus. It is something to think that these stones are all over Europe, and no one really knows how they got there.
When we went to Brittany a few years ago, we stopped to see dolmen many times. It is wonderful to look at those massive rocks and try and picture who managed to place them there and why. What function did they serve, that people should have gone to all the trouble of putting them where they did? And I can't even shift my kitchen dresser . . . | HI Fledermaus
Written by jean.day (2366 comments posted) 1st February 2007 | | Enjoyed this. Having an interests in archeology, we spend a lot of time looking at old things like dolmans in various places. |
Written by Fledermaus (3489 comments posted) 2nd February 2007 | Thanks Everyone!
maipenrai: That sounds very interesting. I have heard of an Indo-European people that once lived in Xinjiang, called the Tocharians, but I hardly know anything about them.
Phil: Good question and one that always fascinates me. What will they found back of our civilization and what will they make of it?
Witzl: They are fascinating indeed. I have never seen the real big ones like Stonehenge and those in Brittany, and those I have seen in the Netherlands and Ireland didn't look very impressive, but the fact that they are 1000s of years old and no one knows how they were built, by whom and why makes them very mysterious.
Jean: Fascinating, aren't they?
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