Abstract
Stonehenge continues to surprise us. In this new study of the twentieth-century excavations, together with the precise radiocarbon dating that is now possible, the authors propose that the site started life in the early third millennium cal BC as a cremation cemetery within a circle of upright bluestones. Britain's most famous monument may therefore have been founded as the burial place of a leading family, possibly from Wales.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-39 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 319 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Beaker
- Britain
- Neolithic
- Stonehenge