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AS Archaeology - 'Seahenge' Case study - Holme-next-to-the-sea
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- 1What site is this?Holme-next-to-the-sea
- 2What year was the site (Holme-next-to-the-sea) discovered?1999
- 3How old is the site Holme-next-to-the-sea?4000 years old
- 4Where is Holme-next-to-the-sea located?Coast of Norfolk, UK
- 5How many timbers makes up the outer circle?56 oak timbers
- 6What is located in the centre of this site?An upturned tree stump
- 7How was the site preserved before excavation?Covered by a combination of sand and mud, preventing damage caused by the sea
- 8How were the excavated timbers preserved?Kept in water in specially made tanks until a decision was reached
- 9When was the central stump said to be felled?2050BC
- 10When were the oak timbers making up the outer ring felled?Spring (April-June) of 2049BC
- 11How were the oak timbers dated?A chainsaw was used to cut a sample from the central tree stump.
Relative dating (of tree rings) & absolute dating techniques used to date the site - 12What was special about the main tree stump?Strands of honeysuckle twisted into rope were found - carefully threaded through a specially cut hole in the stump
- 13Why do we think the honeysuckle rope was on the stump?The method used to drag the stump to the site (it's resting place)
- 14Was this a rescue site?Yes
- 15Which organization rescued the site before it was destroyed?English Heritage
- 16What can we find out from the cut marks left on the timbers?Each axe used left it's own unique cut mark, we can count the number of people involved in the construction of the site
- 17How does this site link to excarnation?Central tree stump believed to be an excarnation table - body defleshed by nature by being left on the stump
- 18What might the oak timber circle represent?A liminal boundary
Could represent a change in spiritual space; entering a new world? - 19Why was the site at risk of being lost?Mud and sand preserving the site had been washed away. Site was originally a mile inland before the coastline eroded towards the site
- 20What is the symbolism of the upturned tree stump?Possibly indicating the migration of the soul into the next world - ('underworld' - death)
Timber circle said to 'contain the journey'
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- AS - Level Archaeology Fichas sobre AS Archaeology - 'Seahenge' Case study - Holme-next-to-the-sea, creado por Rebecca Giddings el 30/01/2016.
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