Silbury Hill

Archaeologically there has been a fascinating new development today since it has been proven that Silbury Hill in Wiltshire is no longer unique! For so long archaeologists have been speculating about this amazing huge circular flat topped hill which is all completely articicial and trying to decide what it was for. They've dug tunnels into it and all manner of stuff, but let's be honest they still don't know. Now it appears there is a second such hill in Marlborough and they have just released the date as being prehistoric! Mega-monuments like this don't come to light so very often these days so this is big news. I hope it's right! Now we need to see if this one can tell us what they might have been for! Are there more lurking out there confused with medieval castle mounds (or mottes) for instance or thought to be entirely natural? It's so good when new discoveries set everyone thinking again and re-assessing what we thought we knew about the past. There's always the danger we will become complacent about our heritage and think we know it all, when we don't even know the half of it!
I often wish I could travel back in time and see what really went on! I would also take the hand of the person who invented knitting and thank them for giving me personally so much pleasure over the years puzzling over complex patterns and motifs! They could never have realised what they were letting loose on an unsuspecting world! What a brilliant invention, all you need is a ball of yarn, two needles and the possibilities are endless!
I'm less sure I want to meet the person who thought that ironing was a great idea...but that's just me!