Lost in Translation
Looking for meanings in words, images and sounds
Photography 101: Architecture
For today’s theme I decided to show recreated late Neolithic houses at Stonehenge that I saw in May this year. The project wasn’t finished, but I managed to snap a shot.
“The houses are based on some small buildings excavated in 2006 and 2007 at Durrington Walls, a henge monument just over a mile to the north-east of Stonehenge, as part of the Stonehenge Riverside Project. These buildings date from around the same time as the stones were being put up at Stonehenge, about 2500 BC. Ten buildings were excavated, and it is likely that there were many more. From the remains of animal bones and pottery near the houses, it seems as if late Neolithic people were gathering at Durrington on a seasonal basis, probably at midwinter. As well as the houses, there were several timber monuments and an avenue linking the complex to the River Avon. It is thought that the people who lived for some of the year in these houses were the builders or users of Stonehenge.” (neolithichouses.wordpress.com)
Lost in Translation 
Well you know, this kind of houses are now fashion! People pay a fortune to have vacations in such places! 🙂
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When I was there the last time the project hadn’t been finished yet. Now it is open for visits, but not for “vacationing”
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🙂
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You certainly get around, my friend. A lovely shot and a perfect sky.
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😀 I hope to have more trips like this one (despite the guide and all :D) Thank you, Meg!
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Interesting post Paula. Those houses must have been very cold in the winter…
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Neolithic people were more resilient to cold.
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I’m so not neolithic!
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😀
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Me neither!
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OK … that’s, as ever, as terrific photo, Paula !
“Throughout his 70 year career, Frank Lloyd Wright published articles, gave lectures, and wrote many books. The philosophy of organic architecture was present consistently in his body of work and the scope of its meaning mirrored the development of his architecture. The core of this ideology was always the belief that architecture has an inherent relationship with both its site and its time.”
You seem to’ve got it, alright. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing this M-R. Have you had a chance to see his work in person?
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Alas no; but I can still admire, eh ? 🙂
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I have never seen these before. I have no idea how you find such wonderful music.
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Fascinating Paula to think of the workers living here. I had never heard of these buildings and am delighted to know of their existence. Lovely capture.
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I studied Prehistory at university. The Neolithic featured heavily, but back then habitation evidence in the UK was rather scanty. It’s great to see these reconstructions. And yes, we were all much hardier back then 🙂 Evocative time-shift shot, Paula.
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🙂 I hope you’ll get a chance to see them for yourself, Tish. I provided a link to the site where they describe the recreation process. It’s above in the text if you are interested to see.
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Thank you for the link, Paula. Hope You are feeling better.
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Very interesting, Paula! 🙂
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Glad you think that, Linda 🙂
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Really interesting post, great photo…Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much, Charlie
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Very interesting, Paula. I wonder if there are other buildings and things to be discovered in that area.
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I am sure there are 🙂
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All the comforts of home. Can you imagine what it must have been like living in such a dwelling.
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I was trying (hard) and i could not 😀 One thing is sure, they were close-knit communities which might not be that bad considering the cold, and wildlife around them 😉
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Interesting site… Glad you took a picture…
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Speaking of music (as I just was- I’m working backwards) this is beautiful, Paula 🙂 I wish you indicated what it is on the post somewhere. 🙂 I think I’d feel awfully itchy living in one of those houses, interesting though their history is. 🙂
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For once I don’t know what it is. About music info on other posts, one just needs to ask – that’s what comment section is for. So, hay fever….
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De jolies chaumières! Looks cosy!. Gracias por el post!
(J’adore pouvoir mélanger les langues avec toi!)
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Brian
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Ca va, Brian, merci. J’ai pense a toi hier, ou c’etait le jour avant hier – j’ai eu l’intention de visiter ton blog, pero algo paso y se me olvido. Ando un poco distraida, pero todo bien. Dime como esta tu espalda? Puedes trabajar/dormir?
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Stonehenge has always been part of my life, from simply driving past all through my childhood, to lying under the stones all night in the 1970s, and more recent visits. I am so sad that you can no longer go up to the stones, but accept that it is necessary to preserve them. You can still get up close at the nearby giant stones of Avebury. Its good to see some recreation of the human element that must once have filled the landscape.
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Yes, I can imagine that it must feel a lot different to you now, as you were once allowed to touch them and lie under the stones. It was my first and only meeting with them and I was happy to see them protected 🙂 Thank you for sharing this, Hilary.
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Hadn’t heard of these houses before Paula! They look pretty spiffy for being modeled after houses from the Neolithic age!! Fabulous choice for architecture 🙂
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Thank you very much, Madhu. I was so glad I could take a photo of it though it was still under construction. All other people followed the guides and did not stop there, so I had nobody to hinder the view 😀
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