| Title: |
Excavation and Survey at Dyffryn Lane Henge Complex, Powys, and a Reconsideration of the Dating of Henges
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 76 |
| Series: |
The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
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| Volume: |
76
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| Number of Pages: |
380 |
| Page Start/End: |
213 - 248 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The henge monument and round barrow at Dyffryn Lane, near Welshpool, Powys, represent a rare instance of earthwork survival amongst the Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments of the upper Severn Valley. Antiquarian excavation in response to agricultural degradation suggested that the monument represented a round barrow covering a stone circle. Whether these stones represented a stone circle sensu stricto or a stone kerb for a turf barrow, was not determined at the time. Aerial photography subsequently demonstrated that the barrow as surrounded by a single-entranced henge monument. The present excavation was designed to assess the degree of plough damage to the site, determine the nature of the circular arrangement of stones, investigate the development of the site, and retrieve absolute dating and palaeoenvironmental material for the various phases encountered. Excavation has demonstrated that the site saw the ritual deposition of Impressed Ware pottery prior to a stone circle being erected on the site. This circle was allowed to decay before being encircled by a henge and subsequently covered by a round mound. The site adds to a small but growing body of evidence suggesting the lateness of the henge element within multi-phased monuments. |
| Year of Publication: |
2010
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Round Barrow (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Stone Kerb (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Mound (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Ritual (Auto Detected Subject) |
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BARROW
(Monument Type England)
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| Palaeoenvironmental Material (Auto Detected Subject) |
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SHERD
(Object England)
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| Earthwork (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Stone Circle (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Turf Barrow (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Source: |
BIAB
(biab_online)
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| Created Date: |
11 Feb 2015 |
