I was intrigued by Professor Pillinger's comments that "along came some druids, scavenging on Salisbury Plain for strange or interesting stones, and it was picked up and used in a chalk mound..." Just like the ones that druids famously didn't build. With no evidence that druids ever collected stones. Because the (remarkably limited) information we actually have on druids says they worshipped in woods, not with mounds, not with stones.
Unless, of course, they were Beaker druids?
I would say that it proves scientists shouldn't wander into other people's fields. Except of course that we know Prof Pillinger's last great success was putting a barbecue on Mars and leaving Beagle II in the garage. And Dickie Dawkins doesn't know the name of that book. Maybe scientists shouldn't even wander into their own fields? Or at least, only proper scientists like particle physicists and chemists should be allowed to wander into any fields.
One thing about the Druids: they were very good at wickerwork.
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