A History of Ancient Britain
“Before she became a byword for mystery the Mary Celeste was a US brigantine merchant ship bound for the Straits of Gibraltar in November 1872. She was found perfectly intact but abandoned in the mid-Atlantic on 4 December of that year. She had been at sea for a month and still had six weeks’ worth of food and water on board. Her cargo was untouched, along with all the personal possessions and valuables belonging to her passengers and experienced crew – none of whom were ever seen or heard from ...again.
As in the case of that infamous ship, the places and possessions of our ancestors sometimes appear to await the return of folk who have only this moment walked away, briefly distracted. The stones, bones, vessels and the rest of their detritus make us ask: ‘Where did the people go . . . when, and why?’ It is archaeologists who seek to board the silent past, in the manner of a salvage team, in hope of discovering what happened there. Often they find the places still set upon the table, the food half-eaten on the plates.MoreLess
As in the case of that infamous ship, the places and possessions of our ancestors sometimes appear to await the return of folk who have only this moment walked away, briefly distracted. The stones, bones, vessels and the rest of their detritus make us ask: ‘Where did the people go . . . when, and why?’ It is archaeologists who seek to board the silent past, in the manner of a salvage team, in hope of discovering what happened there. Often they find the places still set upon the table, the food half-eaten on the plates.MoreLess
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