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Cerne Abbas Giant

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Cerne Abbas Giant: Why the Anglo-Saxons created England’s most macho hillside chalk figure


Until now archaeologists and historians had thought that a 55-metre tall figure, cut into a hillside in Dorset, the so-called Cerne Abbas Giant, was prehistoric or Roman – or that, alternatively, it had been created in the 17th century,



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/cerne-abbas-giant-anglo-saxon-b1845636.html
moss Posted by moss
12th May 2021ce

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And to anchor it firmly in the 'Site of Disputed Antiquity' a little video from The National Trust.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cerne-giant/news/national-trust-archaeologists-surprised-by-likely-age-of-cerne-abbas-giant-?fbclid=IwAR2jH5mqU3tWwQ4uY08O5eTv2la8_jlcSzLJxDlzekQCTBhtyo3wbICi4vk#
moss Posted by moss
12th May 2021ce
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