SDO9393 - Some new information on the henge monument at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester
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Type | Article in serial |
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Title | Some new information on the henge monument at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester |
Author/Originator | Bradley, R, and Thomas, J |
Date/Year | 1984 |
Abstract/Summary
Report on some additional finds from Maumbury in Taunton Castle Museum and some radiocarbon determinations. The new finds include some grooved ware pottery, some worked flint, six carved chalk balls and some human and animal bone. Two radiocarbon dates were obtained from antler. It also includes a discussion on the dating of Maumbury, its relationship to other sites in Wessex and the evidence for formal deposition of bones and artefacts within the site.
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Description
Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 106, pp132-134. Contains photo of carved chalk balls
Location
Referenced Monuments (1)
- MDO18089 Maumbury Rings henge monument, Dorchester
Referenced Events (1)
- EWX797 Maumbury Rings, Dorchester; excavation 1908 to 1913
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