The Excavation of two additional holes at Stonehenge, 1950, and new evidence for the date of the Monument
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8890188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R J C Atkinson (corresponding author), Stuart Piggott, J F S Stone |
| Year | 1952 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 14-20 |
| Publication date | 1952-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500058364 |
| OpenAlex | W1993066579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Among the most remarkable discoveries made in the course of the Society's excavations at Stonehenge in 1919–26 was the discovery of a series of small pits set in a circle immediately within the bank of the surrounding earthwork. Some of these had left slight surface depressions which had been recorded by John Aubrey on his plan of Stonehenge made in 1666, and the pits were appropriately named the Aubrey Holes in recognition of this sound piece of field observation by a pioneer antiquary
Archaeology · Earthworks · Excavation · Geotechnical engineering · Plan (archaeology · Geology · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · History · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2022 (53) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |