How much do we know about Stonehenge? Less than we think. And what has Stonehenge got to do with the Ice Age? More than we might think. This blog is mostly devoted to the problems of where the Stonehenge bluestones came from, and how they got from their source areas to the monument. Now and then I will muse on related Stonehenge topics which have an Ice Age dimension...
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Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Earthfast Neolithic tomb, St David's Head
The famous cromlech near the tip of St David's Head, found in close proximity to an Iron Age fortified settlement site. Strictly, this should be referred to as an earthfast tomb, since one end of the capstone has been levered up and then propped, but the other end still rests on the ground. As usual, the guiding principle seems to have been economy of effort -- this big flattish stone was simply used where it was found.
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