An Assemblage of Ponderous Stones’

Recent Archaeological Fieldwork at Stanton Drew Stone Circles

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11612890
AutoresJodie Lewis (0000-0002-2140-0893, University of Worcester, autor de correspondencia), David Mullin (University of Worcester), Martyn Allen (0000-0003-1410-9552), Polydora Baker (0000-0003-2913-0231), Paul Blinkhorn
Año2012
Volumen169
Número1
Páginas87-126
Fecha de publicación2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00665983.2012.11020912
OpenAlexW2096932182
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas8

Despite containing one of the largest stone and timber circles in Britain, the Late Neolithic monument complex at Stanton Drew, Somerset, has seen surprisingly little archaeological work. This paper presents the results of new fieldwork, which included excavation around a recently discovered recumbent stone, test-pitting on the floodplain of the River Chew and fieldwalking close to the monuments. The excavations revealed that the recumbent stone had been deliberately buried in the medieval period and also uncovered other archaeology of this date. The test-pitting exposed thick deposits of alluvium and from this it is argued that the landscape has changed dramatically since the monuments were constructed. The fieldwalking revealed a relatively low density of lithics which may indicate that activities around the monuments were carefully controlled. Also considered is the siting of the Stanton Drew monuments and their intimate relationship with the River Chew

Alluvium · Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Cartography · Excavation · Floodplain · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology