1/2. This map shows Neolithic ring ditches and 2013 excavation trenches at the archaeological site near Damerham. Image credit: Wickstead H et al. |
jueves, 28 de noviembre de 2013
Archaeologists Map Neolithic Monument Complex at Damerham, near Stonehenge
A team of archaeologists from London’s Kingston University has mapped a prehistoric temple complex at a Neolithic site near the village of Damerham
– located about 15 miles from the iconic Stonehenge – and discovered a
sink hole of material that may hold information about plants that
thrived there 6,000 years ago.
“The site at Damerham is on chalk land, so we don’t often find materials
like this that capture and preserve the plant remains – pollen or
phytoliths – from a specific time period,” said Dr Helen Wickstead, head of the archaeological team.
“It was evident that prehistoric people living in the area had also
come across the sink hole and excavated the material during their own
construction work. A pile of matching waste material was also seen at
one of the other mounds.” [...] sci-news.com/
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