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The Thornborough Henges
Thornborough Open Day
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Saturday 24th May, 2.00-4.45
West Tanfield Memorial Hall, North Yorkshire.

The monument complex of Thornborough is an archaeological landscape of national and international importance. The unparalleled cluster of three massive circular enclosures (or henges), in association with other Neolithic and early Bronze Age monuments, represent what would have been one of Britain's premier 'sacred landscapes' during the third and second millennium BC. Strategically located on a vital routeway, the complex was well positioned to serve the densely settled valleys of the rivers Ure and Swale. Thornborough was also visited by people from as far afield as East Yorkshire and the Pennines, suggesting it was a regional 'hub' in the religious life of many widely dispersed groups. This certainly accounts for the massive size of the henges and the landscape's long and complex sequence of development.

An afternoon of events dedicated to Thornborough's unique archaeology will be held on Saturday 24th May. There will be an introductory talk between 2.00-2.50 by Dr. Jan Harding (School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle) on the results offieldwork and his new project at Thornborough. This will be followed by a Q & A session, then from 3.30, the opportunity to handle some of the prehistoric finds from the complex, a demonstration of the new web site on Thornborough, and a virtual reality presentation of the monument's astronomical orientations. All are welcome, so please come along and find out about your local heritage.


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13th May 2003ce
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