Parker Pearson, M., Pollard, J., Richards, C., Schlee, D. E. and Welham, K. (2016). In search of the Stonehenge quarries. British Archaeology 146. Vol 146, pp. 16-23.
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In search of the Stonehenge quarries | |||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
British Archaeology 146 | |||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
British Archaeology | |||
Volume Volume number and part |
146 | |||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
66 | |||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
16 - 23 | |||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
The stones of Stonehenge, a well-known Neolithic monument in Wiltshire, include huge sarsens originating from the Marlborough Downs about thirty kilometres to the north, and the smaller bluestones, made from several different types of rock that are all believed to have originated from the region of the Preseli hills in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. This article outlines recent research which has matched samples from bluestones precisely with a number of specific sites. Excavations at two of these -- Craig Rhos-y-felin, north of Mynydd Preseli, and Carn Goedog on the north face of Mynydd Preseli -- have revealed evidence of quarrying for monoliths in the Neolithic. Radiocarbon dates from both quarries reveal that bluestones were apparently extracted three to four hundred years before any were erected at Stonehenge. It is thought that these were first erected locally, in a monument close to the quarries, perhaps a tomb for the ancestors that was later dismantled and moved to Salisbury Plain. Excavations will continue in 2016. LD | |||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2016 | |||
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29 Dec 2015 |
