Prof. Ronald Hutton | Neolithic British Religion | Whatever Happened to the Earth & the Sun?

This talk is concerned with the ways in which professional British archaeologists have written about the cosmological aspects of Neolithic ceremonial monuments over the past hundred years. Their interpretations have altered very significantly during the past five decades, and the alterations concerned may provide some very interesting insights into changes in modern British culture. The talk is intended to discuss those insights, and in the process to ask the question of whether some of the most important areas of human experience have become neglected as the result of these changes in academic thinking.
Ronald Hutton is Professor of History and Associate Dean of Arts in the University of Bristol, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries, the Learned Society of Wales, and the British Academy. He represents both history and archaeology on the Board of Trustees which runs English Heritage, and chair of the Blue Plaques Panel which awards commemorative plaques to historic buildings. He has published fifteen books on aspects of political, social, cultural and religious history, including a monograph on the English Civil War, a narrative history of the Stuart Restoration, a biography of Charles II, two surveys of what is thought about the pagan religions of ancient Britain, two large-scale studies of the history of the ritual year in Britain, an analysis of Siberian shamanism, the first history of modern paganism in Britain, and two surveys of the treatment of Druids in British culture over the centuries. He was formerly a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and has been at Bristol since 1981.
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[@Thomas-wn7cl]

I appreciate Professor Hutton applying scrutiny to his own ideas and those of his contemporaries as he did to prior generations of beliefs and ideas. This is the mark of a true scholar as opposed to a zealot.

[@cronussaturn8558]

I've found out about this man today, I've watched 3 videos with/regarding him so far and listening to his voice is some what hypnotic! It's all so compelling.

[@corinneqofhearts5069]

The episode of Tales from the Green Valley where he plays the Lord of Mischief in a medieval village's midsummer festival was a delight.

[@IvyRoad]

I discovered him today and this is the second video I’ve watched and shared. This lecture is terrific.

[@francisfischer7620]

Hypnotic! Yes, that's the word.

[@shelleysanders9666]

He is a top Historian, Prof. in the University of Bristol. (Also very polite & charming: one sometimes bumps into him in a local supermarket)! He is often featuring in T.V. historical programmes (esp. on the Tudors)

[@hArtyTruffle]

He’s a national treasure ✨

[@carolinesmyth127]

Always a pleasure listening to this guy. He never fails to bring something new to the table to mi2ll over. Gets a 👍 from me. Thanks.

[@ThatBernie]

What I like most about Professor Hutton, and which is on full display in this lecture here, is his open-mindedness to multiple possible explanations, not just that we lack sufficient evidence to say which theory is correct, but also that more than one explanation can be true at the same time. Moreover he doesn’t wield the current state of knowledge (or lack thereof) as a weapon to shut down all discussion, he doesn’t say “well we don’t know and we can’t know and so it’s no use speculating on the matter”-no, he actively encourages creative imagination, which could potentially plant the seeds of newer and better theories, but even if it doesn’t it still nonetheless is a very enjoyable and fulfilling thing to do.

[@damianjones7554]

I always enjoy listening to Professor Ronald Hutton.

[@grlpeterson]

Definitely love his style; bring out his theories but leave a hint of open endedness to the conversation to allow you to think on your own and come to your own conclusions. This makes for a well spoken thinker.

[@wodenravens]

The theory about the Beaker 'invasion' has had recent support from genetics. The population of the Neolithic was replaced by around 90% in Britain and Ireland following an incursion of people with Steppe-related ancestry. It's true that 'pots are not people', but the Beaker Folk were actual folk who settled in large numbers, and outbred (or out-killed) the Anatolian-sourced ancestry of the Early European Farmers (i.e. the Neolithics). So it seems that the theory has swung back somewhat in favour of replacement, although we don't know the exact details of what went on.

[@stripeytawney822]

Dan Davis does a good listen on this...

[@jamesleonard2870]

Seems like disease might have preceded the step people. Or maybe some other non violent interceding vector. I probable heard that on a Dan Davis vid =]

[@jimpalmer2981]

This man is an international treasure. I'm extremely happy to have stumbled across him and can't wait to start reading his books.

[@gypsysnickerdoodle4354]

I have read a couple of his books I find his work fascinating

[@biomechanique6874]

I have met him in person. He is a pretentious w4nker.

[@mike7652]

@@biomechanique6874 I was interested at first until he started injecting his ideology into the lecture. A lot of pontificating just to get to "dIvErSiTy iS oUr sTrEnGtH!!"

[@fionarangel9486]

Love listening to this professor! He's managed to keep my ears listening for the whole video

[@shanemolloy2824]

Our origins are so mysterious. Prof. Ronald brings it to a little more light fascinatingly. He encourages further personal speculation. Everyone should visit Stanton Drew. There's something about that place. The other one that moved me was Knowlton church, which is in the middle of a henge. I can't explain it, maybe it's the effect of the landscape, but they and places like them have a certain ambience. Thats all I can really say. Thanks for posting.

[@mark.083]

It is crazy to think, before the roman invasion, and compared to the roman, Greek, Egyptian early civilizations. Very little is known about British pre-history, it just got wiped out it seems. For a nation so "full" of history, it's all quite recent. And prof Hutton is always the one seeming to try and bring it into the light, even though in his own words, his reputation is questionable because of his subject matter. But omg would I love to sit him and hancock in the same room for a few hours and just listen. The guy has such an open mind for knowledge and open to possibilities instead of deing... No no, that's not how it was! What a guy 👍

[@janetmackinnon3411]

What a delight! Stimulating, too.

[@ancientalternativeview9011]

This is the first publication I have watched from yourself and its certainly alternative which is what I like so we'll done to you all the best thanks for sharing

[@HughEvans711]

Just seen this. What a great lecture!!!

[@kateholden2533]

Excellent lecture. Many experts can present a large amount of data and detail in a lecture, but their lecture is merely a data dump. Many experts can tell a complex and compelling story in a lecture, but they don’t know how to do that without skinnying the amount of data and detail they include. (I was going to say Professor Ronald Hutton “has the gift of…’, but a gift is something you don’t have to work at, practice, or perfect.) Professor Ronald Hutton has the skills it takes to present tons of data and detail in such a way that you take it all in yet from the beginning of his lecture through to the end it’s a ripping yarn. And since he’s given you the data and details, he says you can make up your own mind about controversies and which hypothesis you think is likelier than others - I like that he assumes his students and listeners have good brains. I’ve watched several of his lectures with Q&As, a couple of interviews, and one recording he made, I assume, during COVID-19 lockdown when no help and oversight from a qualified professional was available to him because he makes the amateur’s mistake of just sitting at a desk and reading from one of his books without looking up often. Despite this and, I hope, the bad lighting that makes the room he’s in so ugly and like a prison cell it startled me, the book he read still sounded interesting enough that I’m looking for a copy.

[@coclo27]

Ronald Hutton! How exciting! I love your work!

[@jonweber.8.756]

Ronald Hutton will go down in history as being important as any Neolith.

[@si4632]

🤣

[@pebbles8022]

A nice alternative view, on history, some ideas and information that are new, to me but make sense thanks.

[@thebarefootwitch5564]

Informative and thought provoking as ever. Love Prof Ronald Hutton

[@Stormlaughter]

What a great lecture. I haven't pondered the feminist/new goddess connection enough. Very interesting!

[@annprehn]

A Pagan here who hadn't thought much about her roots. Way fun, thank you.

[@StanJan]

LOVE this channel. Totally. Suggestion: When Prof. Hutton speaks to alignment, ( as do some of your presenters ) it would be more understandable / valuable, if he would also supply the dates when these alignments "are" in time.... ie. if newgrange is aligned to the winter solstice projected back to 1600... then we have a problem.. if 10,000 BP then not so much. If all of the locations and alignments are from the same date... say 10,000 BP, then we go one way. If the dating is syncopated, That tells us something else..... Thank you for all your work and sharing this with us. Stan

[@anthonyhudson3158]

Hundreds of years before the dawn of history Lived a strange race of people, the Druids No one knows who they were or what they were doing But their legacy remains Hewn into the living rock, of Stonehenge Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell Where the banshees live and they do live well Stonehenge! Where a man's a man And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan

[@ChrisLeeW00]

The Spinal Tap hypothesis lol

[@stripeytawney822]

Druids are not prehistoric.

[@jagpro91]

"I, for one, do not think the problem was that the band was down, I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf."

[@debrarobinson57]

Perhaps the switch from tomb shrines to circle monuments indicates the change of culture via the replacement of the long headed people with the round headed people.

[@Ancestors-of-the-4-Directions]

Thanks for calling all of us out. Love it.

[@eddielindaa]

Wonderful man So humble polite friendly

[@sligiseesi5393]

his wescot is mighty

[@deadkennedy9140]

This might explain why I haven't seen Prof Hutton on the BBC for a while. Alice Roberts and Francis Pryor much more trusted to toe the ideological line

[@francisfischer7620]

What a sweet man! I can easily imagine him as a true and loving Druid. Kindly leading his community. Bless you Professor.

[@mariansmith7694]

Thank you Prof Hutton and Megalythomania...

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Refreshing.

[@ian_b]

Maybe there is no deep, poetic, spiritual meaning to these things. The Solstice was a an important marker of time and they were simply honouring that. Like, when we raise a statue to Winston Churchill, it's not saying much beyond "we honour Winston Churchill" (and then later some other people want to tear it down because they don't feel that way about him). Maybe they just aesthetically liked the light hitting the altar stone.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

In other words, dead men, indeed, do NOT tell tales.

[@darkisland04]

A very good presentation from Professor Ronald Hutton on prehistoric religion in Britain and Europe, which directly contradicts the assertions of Maria Gimbutas and feminist ideologues. Her pan-European, peaceful, goddess-centered claims have been debunked and abandoned by almost all historians, male and female, due to an almost total lack of evidence. Apparently, the only place a goddess-centered religion has been found was in ancient Sweden--and it was far from being peaceful. There have been hundreds of ancient ritual human sacrifices found throughout the areas once controlled by the Swedes, and much evidence of warfare, hill forts, etc. Similar evidence of warfare and hill forts, etc. exist widely throughout Europe and the British Isles, and give the lie to the idea of a peaceful lifestyle she asserts.Gimbutas' views, surprisingly, pre-dated her by many decades, as they were a common view throughout much of the 19th century. They were part and parcel of the racist and imperialist views of that time--and strangely, are widely and erroneously promoted by the feminist movement today. Especially to gullible people who know little or nothing about prehistoric history or the scientific method.

[@freandwhickquest]

What is your opinion about ancient dna and prehistoric migrations?

[@auntijen3781]

Re; the great trilathon debacle I realize that the trilathon collapse probably did not happen while the original engineers/builders were alive to see- But imagine how brutal the rest of life would have been for the one who had initially advocated the flawed design! Everything he'd do forevermore, He'd hear something akin 2 "Sorry, Bill, but we're just not too sure that these arrow heads that YOU made for us will actually fly straight!" He definitely would have been instantly & unanimously designated; permanent 'Red-headed step-child' status. (S'ok, Im speaking as an expert & veteran RHSC, myself)

[@mnvikings1973]

Ya

[@deadinteresting8905]

interesting point! yes prehistoric people were competent in producing well-executed designs but maybe they just used what they thought was good enough and didn't really know or understand it would fall over time? what is equally interesting is that it was never re-erected.. what does that say about how important the site was to them and those that came after?

[@ianhills8980]

Modern civilisation is down to men with steppe ancestry.

[@TheBeresford7]

Im going to say it Im basically here because of Cunk xD

[@NikiY]

This is amazingly interesting, especially from a historical perspective. Would love to see a discussion between Ronald Hutton and Jordan Peterson on theology and meta story through the ages!👍🏻

[@markJones-yz6ke]

We found these structures, where amazed!put our dead there!(nothing more!)question is.who built them.why?(I'm sure farmer's would be to busy??)

[@johndelong5574]

The ancients maintained a 360 degree circle 12 months @30 days. Base 12 number system. 12 knuckles per hand, 12 houses of the mazaroth. 12 apostles 12 tribes. During the deluge of noah, as pangea split into 7seperate continents, a large section was subducted beneath the crust. This fact has been confirmed by SIESMIC TOMOGRAPHY.Due to Conservation of angular momentum. The relocation of mass from the surface of the globe to the iron core has caused an increase in the velocity of rotation of the planet by a factor of 1 part in 72 this means a decrease in the length of 24 hour daylight by 20 minutes over the preflood period. Thus a 365 day year. This has been confirmed by the apparent disynchrony in the human circadian rithym which does not match the daylight /nightime cycle.The post flood diaspora from babel, know doubt were aware of the resulting decrease in daylight after the year long darkness caused by vulcanism during the deluge.

[@peterliebe829]

KZbin ads are just crap.

[@vronelblocker8777]

It's super easy. The shapes have a purpose. The circle in their druid practices did two sometimes three things, one is to provide a hedge of "protection" to keep any oppositions out, and to provide in the center a portal for entities to come in or to provide druids access in the portal (inside the circle) to pass through to the underworld or other dimensions to where the entities were located if the druids were invited in. The trapezoid is the shape that is like a container that holds in the "energy" the spirit and soul of the entity the druids invoked and invited in so the being has a strong hold a holding place based on a magnetic energy field that binds and holds the life form from the spirit realm to the material realm. All the ancient rituals and practices cause the location to become electrically charged with a negative charge like a dark matter dark energy force field. The nazis back in Hitler's time in the Wewelsburg Castle in Germany commonly practiced druid and other rituals that opened up portals via crafted circles and crafted trapezoids to this very day third to fourth generation satanists called the chosen one leading to the black awakening globally. It obviously is not good and causes much destruction in humanity as seen today as things are getting worse not better.

[@pixelfu623]

There is no evidence for this.

[@Divertedflight]

Poor Hutton gives his recorded lecture just a few months before the old views held up to the 1960s were revealed largely correct after all. (Though British Sole Great Goddess notions remain very uncertain and probably unlikely.) Following latest DNA results proved most of what the Victorians believed about the peoples and the waves of invader replacements. The most surprising difference from their beliefs are that the original megalith builders were seemly exclusively blue eyed despite being of Mediterranean complexion with dark hair and that the first Bell Beaker replacements, though of fair skin and hair, were of mixed eye colours in mostly brown shades.

[@pixelfu623]

Source?

[@hoolimom]

Search ellert & brammert, Here in the north of the netherlands there are very much of these hune bedden ( sleepspace ofthe hun people) and here thegovernment... teaches children these are burialmomuments. I live in the northern regio's and know at least 10 of these stone buildings and also several otter ancient places where nobody ever comes or even know of

[@andrewtrip8617]

Big mistake to think that the alignment of a religious monument has anything to do with its original social function .we have a church down the road that is aligned with the compass and is used for yoga classes and book clubs .

[@donnyskinglongliveme]

fascinating! But i was eating sweet and sour sauce as he was talking about brith blood dripping down the godess' legs. Thanks man!

[@countcliff6079]

He does not acknowledge pre-history, higher civilisations from 12,000 years ago, wiped out by the Greenland meteorite.

[@deadinteresting8905]

why would he? he's talking about Neolithic Britain not earlier..

[@mixn44]

Professor trots out the Historians view , only misses the fact that there were people with blue eyes here long before the Celts.

[@wodenravens]

Eh? We all know that hunter-gatherers had blue eyes. Why is that relevant to what he said?

[@faithlesshound5621]

@@wodenravens And black skin.

[@shawnsanborn2057]

I wonder how many cultures and religion Christianity have erased?

[@paulwillard9687]

Ron Hutton is a great intellectual but the collapse of Marxism in scholarship did make me laugh 😹

[@free_gold4467]

Cue the insane, delusional comments lol.

[@MrBazzabee]

I like Professor Hutton-But we are N-O-T on a Planet.....nowhere in the bible does it say you're on a planet.

[@paulgrieve7031]

Drop the plastic bottle

[@ducdejoyeuse]

This is a typical English Malvolio, he talks about New Grange, yet never asks the question, were is Old Grange? It is ignorance at its extreme, his typical masculine attitude misses all the facts, why are the mountains here in France called The Skirts of the Mountains, in Ephraim the Syrian book, The Cave of Lost Treasure, 4th century, were by following his advice as well as Hypolitus , we find the true resting place of the Ark on Kardo ( Cardou now ) whose old name is Cardea, The White Goddess, so why a mountain and mountains named after a Goddess if Goddess worship did not exist? You need to leave England for once, whose correct name as the Irish well knew was Aengael, this is why the Roman Bede created the lie of the Angles, from the Irish An Geill = To Surrender, wake up.

[@Ewilds]

This lecture seemed to have promise. I fascinated to learn that cowboys built Stonehenge, but then the presentation goes on and on about how "racist" the Victorians were. It's not worth watching.

[@pixelfu623]

Not sure how you got that from his presentation.

[@lisaklozenberg6408]

Such a shame he had such a blocked and snotty nose..great lecture though

[@biomechanique6874]

Ronald Hutton - openly admits he hasn't a clue then tells you how it came to be as if he does. He is full of BS therefore I have no more time for his deliberated and wilful ignorance.

[@vronelblocker8777]

It's super easy. The shapes have a purpose. The circle in their druid practices did two sometimes three things, one is to provide a hedge of "protection" to keep any oppositions out, and to provide in the center a portal for entities to come in or to provide druids access in the portal (inside the circle) to pass through to the underworld or other dimensions to where the entities were located if the druids were invited in. The trapezoid is the shape that is like a container that holds in the "energy" the spirit and soul of the entity the druids invoked and invited in so the being has a strong hold a holding place based on a magnetic energy field that binds and holds the life form from the spirit realm to the material realm. All the ancient rituals and practices cause the location to become electrically charged with a negative charge like a dark matter dark energy force field. The nazis back in Hitler's time in the Wewelsburg Castle in Germany commonly practiced druid and other rituals that opened up portals via crafted circles and crafted trapezoids to this very day third to fourth generation satanists called the chosen one leading to the black awakening globally. It obviously is not good and causes much destruction in humanity as seen today as things are getting worse not better.

[@vronelblocker8777]

It's super easy. The shapes have a purpose. The circle in their druid practices did two sometimes three things, one is to provide a hedge of "protection" to keep any oppositions out, and to provide in the center a portal for entities to come in or to provide druids access in the portal (inside the circle) to pass through to the underworld or other dimensions to where the entities were located if the druids were invited in. The trapezoid is the shape that is like a container that holds in the "energy" the spirit and soul of the entity the druids invoked and invited in so the spirit being has a strong hold a holding place based on a magnetic energy field that binds and holds the life form from the spirit realm to the material realm. All the ancient rituals and practices cause the location to become electrically charged with a negative charge like a dark matter dark energy force field. The nazis back in Hitler's time in the Wewelsburg Castle in Germany commonly practiced druid and other rituals that opened up portals via crafted circles and crafted trapezoids to this very day third to fourth generation satanists called the chosen one leading to the black awakening globally. It obviously is not good and causes much destruction in humanity as seen today as things are getting worse not better.

[@cindysavage265]

Vronel, a complete and utter fantasy on your part. Bravo. The closest Hitler got to paganism was Wagner's opera Lohengrin.

[@wodenravens]

The druids had EFF ALL to do with Stonehenge. The people who first built Stonehenge were not Celts or even Indo-European speakers!