Neolithic monument unearthed in Cornwall

Archaeologists working at the site of the future Truro Eastern District Centre (TEDC) in Cornwall, southwest England, have discovered the fragmentary remains of a prehistoric enclosure built around 5,500 years ago.

Initial surveys of the site were carried out in 2009, with a condition of the planning approval being to carry out further archaeological research. Preliminary findings from the excavations, led by Cornwall Council’s Historic Environment Service, suggest the eastern end of the site may represent a henge or possible causewayed enclosure dating to the early Neolithic period (circa 3800 to 3600BCE).

A very unusual discovery on-site of a slate disc decorated on both sides and thought to date to the later Neolithic. Image: Cornwall Council

“A causewayed enclosure was a sizeable circular or oval area enclosed by a large bank and ditch,” said Dan Ratcliffe from the Council’s Historic Environment Service. “These sites date to the early Neolithic – a period which also saw the first introduction of agriculture to Britain, the domestication of animals, the manufacture of pottery, and the first appearance of large communally built and used ceremonial monuments. Both the construction of the site and the activities within and around it probably served to bring communities together.” [...] Past Horizons

Actualización 03-11-12. Enclave neolítico descubierto en Cornualles
Unos arqueólogos que trabajan en el lugar del futuro Centro del Distrito Este de Truro (CDET), en Cornualles (Cornwall), suroeste de Inglaterra, han descubierto los restos fragmentarios de un recinto prehistórico construido hace alrededor de 5.500 años...