Coles, J. M. (1967). A Neolithic god-dolly from Somerset, England. Antiquity 42. Vol 42, pp. 275-277.

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Title:		 A Neolithic god-dolly from Somerset, England
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Issue:		 Antiquity 42
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Series:		 Antiquity
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Volume:		 42
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Page Start/End:		 275 - 277
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Abstract:		 A hermaphrodite figure carved in ashwood was retrieved from underneath the Neolithic trackway known as the Bell track in the N Somerset levels. Its significance is difficult to assess; driven in upside down among the timbers of an early track, and covered by a more substantially-timbered track which has been 14C-dated to 2890 BC + 100, it may have been a votive designed to ensure the successful building of the new track. It seems less likely to have been a toy, and it shows little or no signs of wear. Until the find spot can be more fully excavated, the term "god-dolly" seems best able to convey the special nature of this figurine, so far unique in the Neolithic period. See Illus London News, 30th Nov 1968, 32-3 for further plates.
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Author:		 John M Coles
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Year of Publication:		 1967
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Trackway (Auto Detected Subject)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
2890 Bc 100 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008