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Submitted by byronmachin on Friday, 06 May 2005  Page Views: 7073

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This documentary uncovers over 2 million years of human occupation in the Peak District. Sit back and watch as layer after layer of history is uncovered before your eyes.

Discover the awe inspiring stone monuments of a lost religion and the ancient field systems of the first farmers. Uncover a Wildwood that covered Britain, and the key human revolutions that made us what we are today. No stone is left unturned as university student Byron Machin uncovers the real people of Prehistoric Britain. Runtime 60mins.

With a bonus feature on Leek's Mysterious Double Sunset

Caught for the first time on video, this fascinating Midsummer phenomenon is presented in its entirety along with an indepth and informative guide to the event and it's history. Runtime 12mins

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Contributor Bio for byronmachin: Based in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, contributing since 2005. Favourite site: Seven Stones Of Hordron. Occupation: Geography Teacher.

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Re: The Prehistory Of The Peak District & Leek's Amazing Double Sunset by Anonymous on Sunday, 20 August 2006
Leek is in the county of Staffordshire not Derbyshire.
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    Re: The Prehistory Of The Peak District & Leek's Amazing Double Sunset by JimChampion on Monday, 21 August 2006
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    You're absolutely right. Problem now fixed.
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Re: The Prehistory Of The Peak District & Leek's Amazing Double Sunset by Anonymous on Wednesday, 15 June 2005
Hello everyone.

Just to clear up the above comments.
The double sunset was filmed from Pickwood Vale, on the same alignemnt for the double sunset at St. Edwards church. This was the first time one had been seen on the solistice in leek for almost 30 years. The Sunset is no longer viewable from the traditional viewing point of St. Edwards Church. My approach to the study is both thorough and analytical so all poinions and points are mentioned.

It should however be pointed out that many people submit St. Edwards church as the site of a stone circle, in alignment with the double sunset. Unfortunatley though, the double sunset only became viewable from the far edge of the church site around 500BC so no prehistoric alignments could have been located on the church site. If any one has any more double sunset questions dont hesitate to contact me byronmachin @ hotmail.com.

Yours, Byron Machin.

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Re: The Prehistory Of The Peak District & Leek's Amazing Double Sunset by astronomer on Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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The double sunset Byron has filmed (and I suspect with Jeff Kent's involvement)is that seen from Leek Lowe, not the historically famous phenomenon originally recorded by Dr Plot in 1686 as being visible from St Edward's churchyard. I hope that he makes this point clear in his documentary. That being the case, Byron's double sunset can be seen any clear evening for several weeks in the summer months from Mount Road, Leek. The geometry is not the same as that from the church but you can 'engineer' a disappearance and reappearance by being at the right place at the right time. Big deal!
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Re: The Prehistory Of The Peak District & Leek's Amazing Double Sunset by Anonymous on Saturday, 07 May 2005
Two million years of human occupation of the peak district?, We are told that the first humans were here around 500,000 years ago, would be interested to see the evidence if any. arthur,burbage,leicestershire.
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