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Excavations at the Sarn-y-bryn-caled cursus complex, Welshpool, Powys, and the timber circles of Great Britain and Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

Alex Gibson ,
S. H. R. Aldhouse-Green ,
M. Brownsett ,
H. A. W. Burl ,
N. Debenham ,
D. Hook ,
G. C. Morgan ,
S. Stead  and
A. Vince
Alex Gibson
Affiliation:
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, 7A Church Street, Welshpool, Powys
S. H. R. Aldhouse-Green
Affiliation:
Dept. of Archaeology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff
M. Brownsett
Affiliation:
Wallace-Evans, Shire Hall, Mold, Clwyd
H. A. W. Burl
Affiliation:
2 Woodland Road, Northfield, Birminghams
N. Debenham
Affiliation:
Department of Scientific Research, British Museum, London
D. Hook
Affiliation:
Department of Scientific Research, British Museum, London
G. C. Morgan
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology, University of Leicester, Leicester
S. Stead
Affiliation:
Ratcliffe House, Ashwell, Hertfordshire
A. Vince
Affiliation:
City of Lincoln Archaeological Unit, Charlotte House, The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln
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Abstract

Excavations between November 1990 and February 1992 have produced important information on the date and development of the Sarn-y-bryn-caled cursus complex between 3000–2000 BC. In particular a timber circle of 2000 BC, two penannular ring-ditches and a section across the cursus monument were excavated. A radiocarbon sequence has been obtained. The results of the excavations are described in Part I. Part II comprises a discussion of the forms, dates, functions, and reconstruction of timber circles. A corpus of and chronology for timber circles is presented.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , 1994 , pp. 143 - 223
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1994

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