Abstract
The Greater Cursus-3km long and just north of Stonehenge-had been dated by a red deer antler found in its ditch in the 1940s to 2890-2460 BC. New excavations by the authors found another antler in a much tighter context, and dating a millennium earlier. It appears that the colossal cursus had already marked out the landscape before Stonehenge was erected. At that time or soon after, its lines were re-emphasised, perhaps with a row of posts in pits. So grows the subtlety of the discourse of monuments in this world heritage site.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 40-53 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 319 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Cursus
- England
- Excavation
- Neolithic
- Radiocarbon dating
- Stonehenge