A Round Peg Into A Square Hole

       A round peg into a square hole would not seem plausible. This task would certainly be difficult if you were to assume the pegs and squares of equal size. Now if the square hole is much larger than the round peg it would be possible to place the smaller peg into a much larger hole. It would seem that my Celtic ancestors faced conceptually the same sort of task. How would they fit their round family home into this new, much larger, Roman home? My ancestors had a couple of hundred years to sort things out.

      The following two figures demonstrate the actual dynamics that took place. The drawings are modified from another of my favorite references by Barri Jones and David Mattingly, p.242. [see post of June 3rd] The first figure shows the Celtic family farm as it existed with circular designed structures.

     This second figure shows the square [actually rectangular] Roman styled homes in the exact same family farm, some 200 years later.

      What a deal! Circular to square [actually rectangular] is the new way of living in this "Romanized" existence. You might even have a sturdy wall to lean against.