Secret Silbury - England's own Pyramid?

[John Cowie]

Secret Silbury - England's own Pyramid?

Jim Leary, the English Heritage archaeologist responsible for the survey on Silbury Hill in 2007/8 gave the lecture Silbury Hill: the Archaeology of a Monumental Mound at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Devizes on Saturday the 23rd January 2010.

Jim has been working since the survey in 2007/8 on the analysis of the data. So, were the questions about this enigmatic monument about to be answered – How was it built? When was it built? How long did it take to build?

The lecture started with a swipe at the fringe archaeologists, pagan, new age and alien visitor theories, which had become established due to the failure of archaeologists to provide credible interpretations for Silbury Hill. So was this about to change? Could the eagerly awaited findings based on scientific analysis of the evidence removed in 2007 restore credibility in the archaeological community?

Has he been able to do so? Find out more in the attached article - Secret Silbury - England's own Pyramid?

A full report of Jim’s work is contained in his book The Story of Silbury Hill coming out later this year.