Thornborough Henges
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- Created on: 10-05-14 15:32
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- Thornborough Henges
- Neolithic henge monument, in Yorkshire
- Comparative arch sites
- Dorchester Henges
- compared with Thornburgh because they both have a bank which was enclosed by a ditch on either side, feature very unusual within henges
- The Devil's Arrow, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
- Three standing stones in alignment
- Thought to be incorporated with Thornborough henges
- Dorchester Henges
- Features
- Alignment with Orion's belt
- Henges had their surrounding banks covering in white gypsum
- Part of ritual landscape, contains a cursus (goes through central henge & 1 mile long)
- Also related to the standing stones at nearby Boroughbridge
- Site Description
- Each henge has two entrances which are opposite to each other
- Series of three Neolithic henges in a line.
- Layout of the henges is believed to resemble and mirror the three stars of 'Orion's belt'
- Each henge is roughly identical in size & composition, each having a diameter of about 240m.
- Located in north Yorkshire
- Artefacts
- Lithic materials (used as cutting tools)
- found to be made of local gravel, Pennine chert & flint
- Grooved ware pottery found over the site (periodic revisits)
- Lithic materials (used as cutting tools)
- Religious key terms
- Worldview
- Focus of attention (due to gypsum, henges could be seen for miles.
- Magic (associated with number 3)
- Pilgrim (processional ways)
- Sensory experience
- Rites of intensification (bring community together to build)
- Worship (Orion's belt)
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