The Timber Monument at Arminghall and its Affinities

Clark, Grahame

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“…The finding of a sea-shell so far inland and in such a context is interesting in itself and while a natural origin is possible (e.g., the remains of seagull droppings unintentionally incorporated in the backfill) it is tempting to see it as derived from a 1 5 0 i 9. These ramps lack the uniformity of direction noted at similar sites such as North Mains, Tayside (Barclay 1983) or Arminghall, Norfolk (Clark 1936). Gibson necklace or similar ornament worn by one of the builders and broken during the construction of the monument.…”

Section: The Timber Circlementioning

confidence: 97%

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

Gibson

Aldhouse-Green

Brownsett³

et al. 1994

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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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. PART I: THE EXCAVATIONS 1 Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust,

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Section: The Timber Circlementioning

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

Gibson

Aldhouse-Green

Brownsett³

et al. 1994

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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“…Woodhenge (after Wainwright, 1979) Ever since their identification and designation as a class of monument by Clark (1936), and Atkinson (1951: 52), the interpretation of this distinctive form of architecture has remained problematic. As a substitution, much attention has been directed towards classification and reclassification of henge monuments (e.g.…”

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Henges and Water

Richards

1996

Journal of Material Culture

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This paper examines the adoption by archaeologists of perspectives of 'landscape' currently being explored in the social sciences. Despite an appreciation of the social construction of landscape and nature, it is suggested that generally archaeologists have failed to take account of the significance of the social identification of 'natural' constituents of the world. Virtually all societies identify particular 'elements' in the composition of the experienced world and cosmos. The importance of these elements is that they represent the basic substances from which everything is derived and to which everything decays (including humanity). Therefore, elements maintain ontological status and provide a potent symbolic medium of expression. Here the late Neolithic henge monuments of Britain, the architecture of which has defied archaeological interpretation, is examined in terms of a representation of landscape and a strategic deployment of 'elements'. In particular, the element of water is identified as being a major component in their architectural image and symbolic constitution. The henge monuments are shown to embody a physical representation of the local topography and to draw heavily on that topography to create a series of homologies of landscape. A crucial aspect of this observation is the suggestion that archaeologists have misconceived the visual appearance of henge monuments, particularly the probability that the enclosure ditches were receptacles for water. Furthermore, it is argued that the relationship between henges and rivers provides a metaphorical conjunction between the natural flowing of water and human movement into the monuments. It is hoped that this study will focus attention on the importance of the social constitution of nature and landscape, and the influence this may have on the materiality of architectural representation.

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“…This general location had been important at earlier stages of prehistory. The Arminghall henge lies just to the north (Clark 1936) and the area was also the focus of the largest concentration of Bronze Age barrows in Norfolk (Lawson 1986). …”

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Where Eagles Dare: the Iron Age of Norfolk

Davies¹

1996

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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A survey is presented of the Iron Age in Norfolk, the area containing the heartland of the tribal territory of the Iceni during the Late Iron Age. It makes use of new information from prolific artefact finds from recent excavations and fieldwork, and employing unpublished data from the county Sites and Monuments Record. Settlement evidence and artefact distributions are analysed and used to construct a model for the development of settlement from the Early Iron Age to the Boudican rebellion of AD 60-61. The model emphasises a process of continuous change, showing the population expanding, moving from west to east and finally onto the central claylands. Evidence for field monuments is reviewed, revealing regional groupings and an association between hillfort-type and rectangular enclosures and linear earthworks with strategic locations on the boundaries of better soils. Three zones are thus defined. Artefact types including tores, coins, coin hoards, and horse equipment also reveal distinct regional patterning. Some larger sites are identified as serving more than simple agricultural functions, playing a key role within and between the three defined zones. The importance of ritual and religion within Iron Age society is emphasised and is considered to underlie the deposition of artefacts and hoards around Snettisham and in the vicinity of the south Norfolk border; a practice later revived in the Romano-British period.

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The Timber Monument at Arminghall and its Affinities

Cited by 26 publications

References 4 publications

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

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

Henges and Water

Where Eagles Dare: the Iron Age of Norfolk

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