Despite its influence on alternative archaeology and archaeoastronomy, Hamlet's Mill was largely rejected by the mainstream academic community of its time.
: The central astronomical phenomenon discussed is the slow, 26,000-year "wobble" of the Earth's axis. This movement causes the position of the sun at the equinox to shift backwards through the constellations of the zodiac over millennia. Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origi...
: The authors interpret the "World Tree" or "Axis Mundi" found in many cultures as a representation of the Earth’s axis. The Argument for a Prehistoric "High Culture" Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origi...