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Excavation of Three Long Barrows near Avebury, Wiltshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2014

Paul Ashbee ,
I. F. Smith  and
J. G. Evans
Paul Ashbee
Affiliation:
Centre of East Anglian Studies, Earlham Hall, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
I. F. Smith
Affiliation:
2 Church Walk, Avebury, Marlborough, Wilts SN8 1RG
J. G. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University College, Cardiff
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Summary

The three long barrows described in this report were totally excavated between 1959 and 1967. They have been presented in a single report because they had several features in common: they were in close proximity; they were built as single phase monuments; two conformed to a common specification which required elaborate internal structures; and they produced no evidence of funerary function or intent. There are four sections: I. The Horslip (or Windmill Hill) Long Barrow (P. A.). II. The Beckhampton Road Long Barrow (I.F.S.). III. The South Street Long Barrow (J.G.E.). The fourth section (IV) deals with the environmental history of the area as revealed in the long barrow soils and sediments (J.G.E.).

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 45 , December 1979 , pp. 207 - 300
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1979

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