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- Title
Tempo of a Mega-henge: A New Chronology for Mount Pleasant, Dorchester, Dorset.
- Authors
Greaney, Susan; Hazell, Zoë; Barclay, Alistair; Ramsey, Christopher Bronk; Dunbar, Elaine; Hajdas, Irka; Reimer, Paula; Pollard, Joshua; Sharples, Niall; Marshall, Peter
- Abstract
Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian chronological modelling have provided precise new dating for the henge monument of Mount Pleasant in Dorset, excavated in 1970–1. A total of 59 radiocarbon dates are now available for the site and modelling of these has provided a revised sequence for the henge enclosure and its various constituent parts: the timber palisaded enclosure, the Conquer Barrow, and the ditch surrounding Site IV, a concentric timber and stone monument. This suggests that the henge was probably built in the 26th century cal bc, shortly followed by the timber palisade and Site IV ditch. These major construction events took place in the late Neolithic over a relatively short timespan, probably lasting 35–125 years. The principal results are discussed for each element of the site, including comparison with similar monument types elsewhere in Britain and Ireland, and wider implications for late Neolithic connections and later activity at the site associated with Beaker pottery are explored.
- Subjects
DORSET (England); MOUNT Pleasant (S.C.); RADIOCARBON dating; POTTERY; CHRONOLOGY; CLIFFS; MONUMENTS; DITCHES
- Publication
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 2020, Vol 86, p199
- ISSN
0079-497X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/ppr.2020.6