Stonehenge a New Understanding (70 page)

name of, acquired,
313

and Neolithic labor organization,
115

and New Age Travelers,
45

new sequence for,
see
Stonehenge’s new sequence

1977 festival site accidentally excavated near,
198
,
264

not technically a henge,
4

number of people buried at, estimation of,
203

oldest suspected cow bone found at,
23

organizations responsible for,
50

Orkney’s version of,
99

and Pagans,
see main entry

Palisade at,
see
Stonehenge Palisade

parking lot at, Mesolithic posts under,
135
,
136

paucity of investigation into,
15

phases of construction,
see
Stonehenge’s new sequence

plans of,
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,
44
,
47
,
168

postholes at,
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,
41n
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44
,
49
,
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,
135
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,
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power of myth surrounding,
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as predictor of lunar eclipses,
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,
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prehistoric monuments surround,
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radiocarbon dating of,
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,
40
,
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,
45
,
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128
,
135
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169
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200
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,
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Ring of Brodgar compared to,
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,
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Roman pottery found at,
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,
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sarsens at,
see
great trilithon, lintels, sarsen: dressing, sarsen circle, trilithons

second batch of bluestones delivered to,
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selection of people for burial at, biases in,
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settlement remains at, absence of,
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siting of, questions surrounding,
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siting of, reason for,
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,
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and snails,
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,
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and solstices,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
245
;
see also
Stonehenge: astronomical factors concerning

spiritual symbolism of,
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stakeholes at,
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,
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,
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,
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“stone copy” theory of,
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,
10
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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stoneholes at, explained,
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summary of Riverside Project’s findings concerning,
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timber posts at,
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twentieth-century excavations at,
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undiscovered sites around,
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unification, as monument to,
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,
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units of measurement used in building,
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,
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,
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visitor center at,
1
,
40
,
233

woodworking techniques used in building of,
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;
see also
Stonehenge: “stone copy” theory of

Stonehenge
(Atkinson),
280
;
see also
Atkinson, Richard
Stonehenge: Ancient Voices,
9

Stonehenge Archer,
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,
212
,
304

Stonehenge Avenue,
10
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31
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41
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108
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157
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,
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,
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arrowhead from,
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discussion on indirect path of,
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ditches and banks of,
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elbow of,
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meets River Avon,
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157
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,
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Newall’s Mound to east of,
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,
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periglacial features under,
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,
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,
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width of,
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Stonehenge Bottom,
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,
232
,
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,
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Stonehenge Decoded
(Hawkins),
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Stonehenge Environs Project,
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,
134
,
140
,
167
,
236
,
238

Stonehenge in Its Landscape
(Cleal
et al.),
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,
108
,
128
,
185

Stonehenge Inn,
3

Stonehenge Palisade,
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,
235
,
238

Stonehenge People, The
(Burl),
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Stonehenge Riverside Project,
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,
167
,
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,
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Arts and Humanities Research Council grant for,
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discoveries of, summary,
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discussions on start of,
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duration of,
3

first fieldwork season of,
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labor organization during,
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plowsoil dug up by,
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post-excavation work by,
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in Preseli,
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Royal Archaeological Institute award applied for by,
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starting,
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student participation in,
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trench-digging by, logistics of,
70

Stonehenge’s new sequence,
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1st stage, 3000–2920 BC, Middle Neolithic,
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,
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,
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,
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2nd stage, 2620–2480 BC, Late Neolithic,
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,
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3rd stage, 2480–2280 BC, Copper Age,
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,
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4th stage, 2280–2020 BC, Early Bronze Age,
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,
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5th stage, 1680–1520 BC, Middle Bronze Age,
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,
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Stones of Stenness,
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stratigraphy,
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,
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,
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Strumble-Preseli Ancient Communities and Environment Study (SPACES),
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,
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Stukeley, William,
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46
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,
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,
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drawing of druid by,
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sketch of sarsens near Clatford by,
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,
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,
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and unit of measurement used,
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Sumba,
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Swanton, Gill,
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Sweet Track,
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Syria,
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Tacitus,
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Tandroy people,
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Tao Te Ching,
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Tara,
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Theoretical Archaeology Conference,
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Thorn, Alexander,
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,
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,
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,
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Thomas, Herbert,
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,
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Thomas, Julian,
3
,
21
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58
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Greater Cursus excavations by,
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Southern Circle excavation by,
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,
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Western Enclosures excavation by,
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,
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,
104
,
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Thorpe, Richard,
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Thurnham, John,
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Till tributary,
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Tilley, Chris,
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,
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Time Team,
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Timewatch,
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,
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tooth enamel,
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,
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,
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,
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see also
isotopic analysis

Tor (Bulford) Stone,
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trepanation,
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trilithons,
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,
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;
see also
great trilithon Turkey,
12
,
18
,
137

Turner, Peter,
265

Upper Ninepence,
335
,
337

Upton Lovell,
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Vale of Pewsey,
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,
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,
299

Vatcher, Faith,
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,
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,
233
,
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Vatcher, Maj. Lance,
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,
227
,
233
,
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Vespasian’s Camp,
156
,
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Vestra Fjold,
284

Viner, Sarah,
119
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120

Vitruvius,
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Wainwright, Geoff

and bluestones, theories concerning,
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,
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Durrington Walls excavation by,
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and glacial-movement theory,
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Marden excavation by,
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new chronology of Stonehenge worked on by,
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Stonehenge excavation by,
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,
303

work in Preseli by,
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Walton Basin,
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Washington, DC, architecture of,
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wattle-and-daub houses,
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see also
Durrington Walls: houses

Waun Mawn,
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,
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,
289

Welham, Kate,
3
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70
,
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,
248
,
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Welshpool,
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Wessex,
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59
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107
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184
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,
300
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,
328

chalklands of, famed for archaeological remains,
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