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including an outline of some of the outstanding issues to be resolved in relation to the archaeology of the Marlborough Downs

analytical surveys of the earthworks of sites that survive within the Avebury World Heritage Site reveal significant chronological depth to the archaeological landscape as well as a hitherto unrecognised spatial extent. Summary accounts of a number of surface investigations are presented

the paper reviews the use of geophysics in the Marlborough Downs area and draws attention to its future potential for research and site management

in an attempt to understand the present distribution patterns of Palaeolithic artefacts across the Marlborough Downs, particular emphasis is accorded to those factors which have acted on both the downs and surrounding areas since the arrival of Palaeolithic people around 600,000 years ago. By combining updated information with fieldwork it has been possible to produce a comprehensive gazetteer. Each entry is described and discussed with the aim of providing a basis for future investigations

the incidence of sarsen stones on the Marlborough Downs is outlined along with methods of clearance and destruction. Implications of prehistoric removal of stones, the effect on vegetation, and the way in which this boulder-dominated landscape might be perceived, are also considered

the author argues that a focus on the past as comprehended in the past -- the significance of history, myth and memory -- provides a context for understanding the dynamics of monument construction in the region during the fourth and third millennia BC

a review of Bronze Age metalwork finds from the region highlights a range of difficulties with the available data, the principle problem being the lack of information on the depositional context of the majority or reported finds. However some patterns begin to emerge from the analysis of the chronological and spatial distribution of certain classes of object

the author questions the assumption that the Downs are wealthy in Iron Age remains, suggesting that much of the area may have been peripheral during the Middle Iron Age, and that the major Neolithic ceremonial sites were deliberately avoided. a localised historical view of Iron Age social groups is urged

the paper examines the extensive settlement and land-use of the Downs by monastic orders from the eleventh century through to the Dissolution

of medieval and post-medieval sheep enclosures on the Marlborough Downs