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Re: Conclusions...Stone circles, are we learning much?
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tiompan wrote:
Evergreen Dazed wrote:
Something we have learned only relatively recently, and which seems hugely important regarding what we know about stone circles, is the geophysical survey at Stanton Drew. If those pits held posts, they were huge, and there were 9 rings of them!
Similarities with Woodhenge & Durrington, but what does it mean? Did the majority of circles start as wooden structures? Have surveys of that type been carried out at any other large circles?

Pits were also found in the centre of the NE circle at Stanton Drew, but seem to have been interpreted as possible further stone pits rather than posts.




Alex Gibson reckoned that when timber circles are a feature of a developing monument they are usually earlier , not always the case , but a useful heuristic .
Other stone circles with earlier TC 's , Sanctuary ,Moncrieffe ,Machrie Moor .Henges seem to have as many TC's as Sc's .
Worth mentioning that grooved ware is often associated with TC 's .


I always thought that was pretty much a given George. It seems a natural progression doesn't it.


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Posted by Sanctuary
4th November 2013ce
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