Possible postholes at top and extreme bottom.
Image credit: Jimit Sept 09
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General view of excavation showing 4 possible postholes.
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The berm of the Bell Barrow on the right is just visible.
Image credit: Jimit Aug 08
Stonehenge Riverside Excavations Aug 08.
The “elbow” where the Avenue changes direction. The new orientation is shown by the ditch in the next excavation.
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Stonehenge Riverside Excavations Aug 08.
The “elbow” where the ditch and bank change direction. Stonehenge itself is off to the top right hand corner.
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Standing in the ditch of the Avenue showing the differential plant growth although I suspect the difference may be caused by people preferring to walk there rather than on the bank.
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Stonehenge Riverside Excavations aug 08
Possible “Periglacial striations (?)” with some later artificial working. Re-opened Atkinson (1950s) trench in foreground.
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Stonehenge Riverside excavations Aug 08.
Early excavation at the site. A rumour has it that they have found suggestions of a roundhouse.
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Stonehenge Riverside excavations Aug 08.
Looking East across the Avenue. The parallel marks at the top of the picture (in the middle of the Avenue) may be old cart tracks.
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Stonehenge Riverside excavations Aug 08.
Scatter of flints with some Bluestone fragments a few metres West of the Avenue. Stone dressing area?
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Stonehenge Riverside excavations Aug 08.
Western ditch and bank with possible post holes left of centre.
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Looking NW with one of the more “finished” sections of the ditch and bank.
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Looking N with partly completed ditch in foreground, a “causeway” and a tree in the next ditch.
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Looking NE showing the discontinuous ditch and irregularity of the bank.
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Looking through the S entrance with two of the “Seven Barrows” just visible by the A34.
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Looking N towards Highclere Castle. Seat of Lord Carnarvon.
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Looking SE with upper and lower banks in distance.
To the left the tomb of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, sponsor of Howard Carter and co-discoverer of Tutankhamen.
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Inane graffiti on a stone in The Avenue. I suppose it’s only chalk and will wash off but why do it in the first place?
29th June 08.
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Fossilized root channel and remains in a stone in the S. Circle.
(Spaceship Mark pointed this out)
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Fossilized root remains in a stone in the S. Circle.
(Spaceship Mark pointed this out)
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Stone in S circle with fossilized root channels and remains.
(Spaceship Mark pointed this out)
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Is this any way to treat a national icon and a World Heritage Site?
A pre-Christmas rush on a dreich day, Winter Solstice Eve 2007.
Image credit: Jimit Dec 07
The National Trust sign at the western end.
Image credit: Jimit Sept 07
Stonehenge Riverside Project.
The southern ditch. The excavators were speculating that the small holes in the bottom held stakes, possibly a sort of fence.
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Stonehenge Riverside Project.
One of two odd ramp-like features found in the southern ditch.
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Stonehenge Riverside Project.
An unexpected discovery at the north ditch (Just visible behind guy in check shirt). A linear ditch (?) which approaches but does not breach the Cursus ditch.
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Stonehenge Riverside Project.
The western terminal ditch. A curious curve as the Cursus is to the left.
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Stonehenge Riverside Project.
Complex markings by the stone. The excavators have been surprised at the finds at this site as they include three pottery urns and a child burial with a dog’s skull at its head.
Image credit: Jimit Sept 07
Stonehenge Riverside Project.
The dark linear feature approaching from the top is believed to be an IA boundary ditch and the fact that it kinks around the stone seems to suggest that the stone pre-dated it. The original socket for the stone is just out of sight behind it.
Image credit: Jimit Sept 07
Stonehenge Riverside Project.
A curious feature in the single ditch barrow, a filling of yellow sand. Post holes of the previous structure to the left.
Image credit: Jimit Sept 07