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A Henge Revealed: Recent work at Marden Henge


12 Apr 2011 19:30

Lecture Hall - Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

A lecture by Jim Leary, English Heritage. The summer of 2010 saw excavations at one of the largest Neolithic Henge monuments in Britain: Marden. It is located in the heart of the Vale of Pewsey between Stonehenge and Avebury and although it does not have any surviving stone settings, its sheer size is astounding.

The excavation was the culmination of a two-year multi-disciplinary project and provided evidence for a now demolished mound – said to be the second largest in Wiltshire after Silbury Hill. More remarkable, however, was the discovery of an extraordinarily well-preserved Neolithic building – undoubtedly one of the best preserved in Britain outside Orkney. This lecture will discuss the findings from the project, and explore some reasons of why it was constructed and what it could have been used for.

A lecture in the Salisbury Museum Archaeology Lectures (SMAL) series. SMAL lectures are held on the second Tuesday of each month from September to April.

Booking: No booking necessary, payable on the door

Cost: Museum members £2.00; non-Members £3.50; payable on the door

http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/what-s-on/lectures/165-a-henge-revealed-recent-work-at-marden-henge.html
goffik Posted by goffik
12th April 2011ce

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