SDO9393 - Some new information on the henge monument at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester

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Type Article in serial
Title Some new information on the henge monument at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester
Author/Originator
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)

  • Maumbury Rings henge monument, Dorchester

Referenced Events (1)

  • Maumbury Rings, Dorchester; excavation 1908 to 1913

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