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Gaia Project The The Gaia Project Megalithic Radiation Abe Gaia Programme is an independent One of the most complete surveys con- plan to monitor radiation at standing stones ducted by a Gaia team comprised readings around the British Isles. taken on two days - before and during the Starting in 1983, Geiger counters were 1983 Summer Solstice at the Callanish used to measure radiation - in three minute complex on the Isle of Lewis. On June 20th readings at various stations inside megalithic the site average was 10% above the back- sites and in the cardinal directions radiating ground count, but on June 24th the site up to a mile out from them - to seek local measured up to 32% above background. In radiation anomalies. these two sessions stone readings at most 25 stone circles, 2 megalithic mounds points within the site remained constant, but and 3 henges were carefully examined, along certain stones roughly doubled their count on with ‘control’ areas which didn’t contain June 24th compared with June 20, One stone megalithic sites. in the circle’s southern alignment gave 10 One complex of stone circles on Arran cpm on the first day but 22 cpm on June 24th. Island known as Machrie Moor is comprised How could conditions on Old Midsummer’s of granite and sandstone blocks. Some mega- Day be so different from those a few days liths in the complex are very tall, and some earlier? circles have been recovered from peat. In It’s unknown as yet whether these legend the highest concentric circle (Ma- anomalies are due to gcological factors; chrie Moor 5) is where the giant Fingal granite itself emits radiation, but the findings leashed his dog, Bran, while he boiled his are inconsistent with what could be expected cauldron in the inner ring. Six concentric from such a simple explanation. Some sites, circles in the complex were tested and it was albeit damaged ones, showed few or no ra- discovered that all appear to be in localised diation anomalies. low radiation areas, relative to the general Are these ancient megalithic structures background count for up to half a mile in the constructed around anomaly areas, and if so, four cardinal directions, why? Ordo the constructs themselves gener- ate the anomalies? At last science has some- Higher Levels thing it can get its teeth into to study the stone sites of the ancients. i. The Ley Hunter Ait the actual circles showed higher read- ings than general and immediate background radiation levels. Circle MM1 showed read- ings 50% above its immediate background while MM2 was 30% above. Both these sites were less than 12% higher than the general background level, however; the areas imme- diately around the circles show lower levels of radiation compared to the general back- ground, while the circles are ‘high’ points within these. ine . of ia Concentric circle MM5 was carefully studied and averaged 33% above back- SMOG SNIFFER ground readings. A 1988 Geiger counter examination of the same site also gave a The CSIRO has developed adevice thatcan reading 45% higher than 300 yards away. find « single source of pollution in photo- The average radiationreading at anearby chemical smog. control site was 5% above the average of the The Airscan device was unveiled last general background count and identical to September by the CSIRO's division of coal the area around it. technology and is expected to be commer- At another site, Loch Buie on Mull, an cially available by the middle of 1989. average count some 23% higher than back- According to a principal researcher in the ground average was found by the Gaia Proj- division, Graham Johnson, the device is ect, which also noted magnetic anomalies powerful enough to discover whether there is here. The highest reading within this circle an illegal source of pollution within a single came from the very centre of the ring. suburb and how recent the emission was. iis wUIe 1 iwjyuwl Megalithic Radiation Abe Gaia Programme is an independent One of the most complete surveys con- plan to monitor radiation at standing stones ducted by a Gaia team comprised readings around the British Isles. taken on two days - before and during the Starting in 1983, Geiger counters were 1983 Summer Solstice at the Callanish used to measure radiation - in three minute complex on the Isle of Lewis. On June 20th readings at various stations inside megalithic the site average was 10% above the back- sites and in the cardinal directions radiating ground count, but on June 24th the site up to a mile out from them - to seek local measured up to 32% above background. In radiation anomalies. these two sessions stone readings at most 25 stone circles, 2 megalithic mounds points within the site remained constant, but and 3 henges were carefully examined, along certain stones roughly doubled their counton with ‘control’ areas which didn’t contain June 24th compared with June 20, One stone megalithic sites. in the circle’s southern alignment gave 10 One complex of stone circles on Arran cpm on the first day but 22 cpm on June 24th. Island known as Machrie Moor is comprised How could conditions on Old Midsummer’s of granite and sandstone blocks. Some mega- Day be so different from those a few days liths in the complex are very tall, and some earlier? circles have been recovered from peat. In It’s unknown as yet whether these legend the highest concentric circle (Ma- anomalies are due to gcological factors; chrie Moor 5) is where the giant Fingal granite itself emits radiation, but the findings leashed his dog, Bran, while he boiled his are inconsistent with what could be expected cauldron in the inner ring. Six concentric from such a simple explanation. Some sites, circles in the complex were tested and it was albeit damaged ones, showed few or no ra- discovered that all appear to be in localised diation anomalies. low radiation areas, relative to the general Are these ancient megalithic structures background count for up to half a mile in the constructed around anomaly areas, and if so, four cardinal directions, why? Ordo the constructs themselves gener- ate the anomalies? At last science has some- Higher Levels thing it can get its teeth into to study the stone sites of the ancients. i. The Ley Hunter Ait the actual circles showed higher read- ings than general and immediate background radiation levels. Circle MM1 showed read- ings 50% above its immediate background while MM2 was 30% above. Both these sites were less than 12% higher than the general background level, however; the areas imme- diately around the circles show lower levels of radiation compared to the general back- ground, while the circles are ‘high’ points within these. ine . —ioeciiaiia Concentric circle MM5 was carefully studied and averaged 33% above back- SMOG SNIFFER ground readings. A 1988 Geiger counter examination of the same site also gave a The CSIRO has developed adevice thatcan reading 45% higher than 300 yards away. find « single source of pollution in photo- The average radiationreading at anearby chemical smog. control site was 5% above the average of the The Airscan device was unveiled last general background count and identical to September by the CSIRO's division of coal the area around it. technology and is expected to be commer- At another site, Loch Buie on Mull, an cially available by the middle of 1989. average count some 23% higher than back- According to a principal researcher in the ground average was found by the Gaia Proj- division, Graham Johnson, the device is ect, which also noted magnetic anomalies powerful enough to discover whether there is here. The highest reading within this circle an illegal source of pollution within a single came from the very centre of the ring. suburb and how recent the emission was. 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