Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South
Gussage South Banjo
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Neolithic / Woodland·🇬🇧 England, Dorset, Gussage, United Kingdom
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About Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South
Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South in England, Dorset, Gussage, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attributed to Neolithic / Woodland. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions 124m × 156m; area 25.4 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic / Woodland earthwork with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic / Woodland
- Builders
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial earthwork with astronomical alignment
- Rediscovered
- 2003
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 959 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1950
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
50.8900° N · 2.0000° W · 70 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South — structure with stratified deposits50.8917° N · 2.0019° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South — complex with stratified deposits50.8922° N · 1.9993° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South — outlier with stratified deposits50.8883° N · 1.9978° W
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