How Waun Mawn stone circle was designed and built, and when the Bluestones arrived at Stonehenge: a response to Darvill

In response to Timothy Darvill's article, ‘Mythical rings?’ (this issue), which argues for an alternative interpretation of Waun Mawn circle and its relationship with Stonehenge, Parker Pearson and colleagues report new evidence from the Welsh site and elaborate on aspects of their original arg...

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Published inAntiquity Vol. 96; no. 390; pp. 1530 - 1537
Main Authors Parker Pearson, Mike, Pollard, Josh, Richards, Colin, Welham, Kate, Kinnaird, Timothy, Srivastava, Aayush, Casswell, Chris, Shaw, Dave, Simmons, Ellen, Stanford, Adam, Bevins, Richard, Ixer, Rob, Ruggles, Clive, Rylatt, Jim, Edinborough, Kevan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2022
Subjects
Archaeology
Charcoal
Construction
Cromlechs
Debate
Design and construction
Excavation
Historic sites
Location
Memorials & monuments
Stone
United Kingdom
Stonehenge
Waun Mawn
stone circles
UK
Stonehenge
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Summary:In response to Timothy Darvill's article, ‘Mythical rings?’ (this issue), which argues for an alternative interpretation of Waun Mawn circle and its relationship with Stonehenge, Parker Pearson and colleagues report new evidence from the Welsh site and elaborate on aspects of their original argument. The discovery of a hearth at the centre of the circle, as well as further features around its circumference, reinforces the authors’ original interpretation. The authors explore the evidence for the construction sequence, which was abandoned before the completion of the monument. Contesting Darvill's argument that the Aubrey Holes at Stonehenge originally held posts, the authors reassert their interpretation of this circle of cut features as Bluestone settings.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.15184/aqy.2022.132