Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury
Early Neolithic·Windmill Hill·🇬🇧 Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury
Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury at Wiltshire, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Windmill Hill tradition, built c. 3800 BCE for three concentric causewayed circuits type-site. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersWindmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury at Wiltshire, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Windmill Hill tradition, built c. 3800 BCE for th
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3800 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Windmill Hill
- Purpose
- Three concentric causewayed circuits type-site
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury
On the ground
Structures & features
51.4420° N · 1.8540° W · 208 m · 3 mapped features
- Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury Main Megalithic FeaturemegalithicPrimary megalithic feature at Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury – central three concentric causewayed circuits type-site element with stratified deposits51.4421° N · 1.8539° W
- Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury defining settlement or ritual space51.4419° N · 1.8539° W
- Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure Avebury ceremonial landscape51.4421° N · 1.8541° W
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