| Title: |
The Miniliths of Exmoor
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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: |
297 - 318 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
This paper presents the results of a programme of research on an unusual group of prehistoric stone settings located on Exmoor, south-west England. Taking a variety of semi-geometric and apparently random forms, a total of 59 settings have been identified, with new discoveries taking place on a regular basis. These stone settings are remarkable for their diminutive size, with component stones often standing to heights of 100 mm or less, a factor which has led to their being termed 'minilithic'. Through reference to the results of a programme of geophysical survey and small-scale excavation targeted upon a particularly rich cluster of settings around the upper reaches of Badgworthy Water, issues of morphology, dating, relationships, and the implications of the Exmoor miniliths for developing understandings monumentality are discussed. |
| Year of Publication: |
2010
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Stone Settings (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Geophysical Survey (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Source: |
BIAB
(biab_online)
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| Created Date: |
11 Feb 2015 |
