Husbandry at the oldest henge

Elizabeth Aveling
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Elizabeth Aveling: University of Bradford

Nature, 1997, vol. 387, issue 6633, 553-554

Abstract: Stonehenge is the most famous henge monument: henges are circular structures, usually just earth banks and ditches, mostly built in Britain in the late neolithic period (3000 to 2000 BC). The Coupland henge in northern England has now been dated to around 4000 BC, making it the oldest known example. Its unique ‘droveway’, along with phosphates in the soil, imply that it may have been used to keep cattle.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1038/42359

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