Tempo of a Mega-henge: A New Chronology for Mount Pleasant, Dorchester, Dorset. (20th December 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Tempo of a Mega-henge: A New Chronology for Mount Pleasant, Dorchester, Dorset. (20th December 2020)
- Main Title:
- Tempo of a Mega-henge: A New Chronology for Mount Pleasant, Dorchester, Dorset
- Authors:
- Greaney, Susan
Hazell, Zoë
Barclay, Alistair
Ramsey, Christopher Bronk
Dunbar, Elaine
Hajdas, Irka
Reimer, Paula
Pollard, Joshua
Sharples, Niall
Marshall, Peter - Abstract:
- Abstract : Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian chronological modelling have provided precise new dating for the henge monument of Mount Pleasant in Dorset, excavated in 1970–1. A total of 59 radiocarbon dates are now available for the site and modelling of these has provided a revised sequence for the henge enclosure and its various constituent parts: the timber palisaded enclosure, the Conquer Barrow, and the ditch surrounding Site IV, a concentric timber and stone monument. This suggests that the henge was probably built in the 26th century cal bc, shortly followed by the timber palisade and Site IV ditch. These major construction events took place in the late Neolithic over a relatively short timespan, probably lasting 35–125 years. The principal results are discussed for each element of the site, including comparison with similar monument types elsewhere in Britain and Ireland, and wider implications for late Neolithic connections and later activity at the site associated with Beaker pottery are explored.
- Is Part Of:
- Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Volume 86(2020)
- Journal:
- Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
- Issue:
- Volume 86(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 86, Issue 2020 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 86
- Issue:
- 2020
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0086-2020-0000
- Page Start:
- 199
- Page End:
- 236
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12-20
- Subjects:
- Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Periodicals
Prehistoric peoples -- Periodicals
930.1 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PPR ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/ppr.2020.6 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0079-497X
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- Legaldeposit
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