Gibson, A. M. (1992). The timber circle at Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled, Welshpool, Powys: ritual and sacrifice in Bronze Age mid-Wales. Antiquity 66 (250). Vol 66(250), pp. 84-92.
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The timber circle at Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled, Welshpool, Powys: ritual and sacrifice in Bronze Age mid-Wales | |||||||||||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Antiquity 66 (250) | |||||||||||||||||
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Antiquity | |||||||||||||||||
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66 (250) | |||||||||||||||||
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84 - 92 | |||||||||||||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
A report on the study and reconstruction of a timber circle forming part of the Welshpool or Lwyn Wron cursus and thought to date from the late third millennium. The site comprises a 20m diameter circle of pits surrounding a central feature. The almost even depth of the pits indicates a `high level of precision' in its construction. It is suggested that timber circles of this type were the direct antecedents of megalithic settings such as Stonehenge. The bottom of the central pit contained a cremation burial with finds including four barbed and tanged arrowheads, of Green's Conygar type, with visible heat-spalling. There is a possibility that the arrowheads were inside the body when burnt, raising the possibility of human sacrifice. Pottery finds included Peterborough ware. IH | |||||||||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1992 | |||||||||||||||||
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BIAB
(The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Jan 2002 |
