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A Welsh bluestone megalith quarry for Stonehenge

Bibliographic Data

ID3780595
AuthorsMike Parker Pearson (0000-0002-7341-121X, University College London), Richard Bevins, R E Bevins (0000-0002-7201-0115, National Museum Wales), Rob Ixer (University College London), J Pollard (0000-0002-8429-2009, University of Southampton), Caspian Richards (0000-0002-3151-4915, University of Manchester), Colin Richards, Kate Welham (0000-0002-2057-7101, Bournemouth University), Ben Chan (Leiden University), Kevan Edinborough (0000-0002-7668-0749, University College London), Derek Hamilton (0000-0003-4019-3823, Scottish Enterprise), Richard Macphail, Richard I Macphail (0000-0002-4499-3572, University College London), Duncan Schlee (Gwynedd Archaeological Trust), Jean-Luc Schwenninger, Jean‐luc Schwenninger (University of Oxford), Ellen Simmons (University of Sheffield), Martin J Smith (0000-0002-7377-511X, Bournemouth University), Martin Smith (0000-0002-0465-4760)
Year2015
Volume89
Issue348
Pages1331-1352
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherAntiquity Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15184/aqy.2015.177
OpenAlexW2195708234
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited24

Archaeology · Art · Welsh · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works30
Citations per year3
Citation span2016 - 2025 (10)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 27

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