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Flashcards by Rebecca Giddings, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rebecca Giddings
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What site is this? | Holme-next-to-the-sea |
| What year was the site (Holme-next-to-the-sea) discovered? | 1999 |
| How old is the site Holme-next-to-the-sea? | 4000 years old |
| Where is Holme-next-to-the-sea located? | Coast of Norfolk, UK |
| How many timbers makes up the outer circle? | 56 oak timbers |
| What is located in the centre of this site? | An upturned tree stump |
| How was the site preserved before excavation? | Covered by a combination of sand and mud, preventing damage caused by the sea |
| How were the excavated timbers preserved? | Kept in water in specially made tanks until a decision was reached |
| When was the central stump said to be felled? | 2050BC |
| When were the oak timbers making up the outer ring felled? | Spring (April-June) of 2049BC |
| How 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 |
| What 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 |
| Why do we think the honeysuckle rope was on the stump? | The method used to drag the stump to the site (it's resting place) |
| Was this a rescue site? | Yes |
| Which organization rescued the site before it was destroyed? | English Heritage |
| What 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 |
| How 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 |
| What might the oak timber circle represent? | A liminal boundary Could represent a change in spiritual space; entering a new world? |
| Why 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 |
| What 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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