SURVEY AND SAMPLING AT THE CASTLE DYKES IRON AGE ‘HENGE’, WENSLEYDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
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Published:2019-04-15
Issue:
Volume:99
Page:1-31
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ISSN:0003-5815
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Container-title:The Antiquaries Journal
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Antiq. J.
Author:
Gibson Alex,Neubauer Wolfgang,Flöry Sebastian,Schneidhofer Petra,Allen Mike,Allison Enid,Carruthers Wendy,Challinor Dana,French Charles,Rushworth Garry,Sheridan Alison
Abstract
Survey and sampling at the classic single-entranced henge monument at Castle Dykes, in North Yorkshire, has revealed traces of circular timber structures, interpreted as later prehistoric roundhouses, in the immediate vicinity and within the henge. Coring of the waterlogged silts of the internal ditch has produced considerable environmental data: plant, insect, pollen and charcoal remains. A small jet bead was also recovered. Radiocarbon dates from short-lived materials unexpectedly indicate that the monument was constructed in the Iron Age, which prompts a review of other potentially Iron Age ‘henges’ further afield.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Archaeology,History,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Archaeology
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