Easton Down
Ancient Mine / Quarry
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| Nearest Town: | | Salisbury (11km SW) | | OS Ref (GB): | | SU23423579 / Sheet: 184 | | Latitude: | | 51° 7' 13.25" N | | Longitude: | | 1° 39' 55.22" W |
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Flint mine complex of over c200 shafts,
Excavated by J F S Stone in the 1930s.
The shaft was 'bell-shaped' and antlers in the shaft produced a Carbon 14 date of c3300 BC indicating a Late Neolithic mining industry.
Site is cheifly associated with Beaker settlement
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Posted by Chance
25th December 2011ce
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