Alexander Thom's megalithic yard validated by statistical testing

Alexander Thom's megalithic yard validated by statistical testing. Alexander Thom's book (published same year as Michell's "Flying Saucers of Vision") provided evidence for astronomical alignments across Britain Michell conducted survey of all stones at Land's End, an area of highest megalithic density (~8x8 miles) Found additional fallen stones by identifying gaps in alignment chains

Alexander Thom's work on astronomical alignments got a boost when John Michell surveyed Land's End (the densest megalithic zone), finding extra fallen stones by spotting gaps. Simon Broadbent then presented statistical evidence to the Royal Society showing alignments far exceeded chance — unless you cherry-pick the data, that is 📊

Key Facts

• Alexander Thom's book (published same year as Michell's "Flying Saucers of Vision") provided evidence for astronomical alignments across Britain
• Michell conducted survey of all stones at Land's End, an area of highest megalithic density (~8x8 miles)
• Found additional fallen stones by identifying gaps in alignment chains
• Simon Broadbent presented statistical test to Royal Society of Statisticians showing alignment incidence considerably above chance
• Broadbent acknowledged removing one stone with eight alignments would reduce alignments to near-chance levels

Source: John Michell | Megalithomania Revisited | Artists & Antiquarians at the Old Stone Monuments | AUDIO by MegalithomaniaUK