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A Meeting in the Forest

Hunters and Farmers at the Coneybury ‘Anomaly’, Wiltshire

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ID11003145
AuthorsK J Gron (0000-0002-0415-2891, Durham University, corresponding author), P A Rowley‐conwy (0000-0002-9494-3151, Durham University), Peter Rowley-Conwy, Eva Fernández-Domínguez, Eva Fernández‐domínguez (0000-0002-9447-907X, Durham University), D R Gröcke (0000-0003-2296-7530, Durham University), J Montgomery (0000-0001-6729-3088, Durham University), Geoff M Nowell (0000-0003-3229-128X, Durham University), William P Patterson (0000-0003-3387-708X, University of Saskatchewan)
Year2018
Volume84
Pages111-144
Publication date2018-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueProceedings of the Prehistoric Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0079-497X • E-ISSN: 2050-2729
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/ppr.2018.15
OpenAlexW2891555566
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited75

The Coneybury ‘Anomaly’ is an Early Neolithic pit located just south-east of Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Excavations recovered a faunal assemblage unique in its composition, consisting of both wild and domestic species, as well as large quantities of ceramics and stone tools, including a substantial proportion of blades/bladelets. We present a suite of new isotope analyses of the faunal material, together with ancient DNA sex determination, and reconsider the published faunal data to ask: What took place at Coneybury, and who was involved? We argue on the basis of multiple lines of evidence that Coneybury represents the material remains of a gathering organised by a regional community, with participants coming from different areas. One group of attendees provided deer instead of, or in addition to, cattle. We conclude that the most likely scenario is that this group comprised local hunter-gatherers who survived alongside local farmers

Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Biology · Excavation · Fauna · Faunal assemblage · Geography · Stone tool · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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