Showing posts with label Beaker culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beaker culture. Show all posts

25 February, 2010

38. Bronze Age Architecture: Woodhenge

In recent articles we have looked at the typical architecture of the Early Neolithic in Northern Europe. This was clearly domestic and agricultural in nature. However, by the Early Bronze Age in Southern Britain, we see the development of much larger and more elaborate buildings. These structures are marked by concentric rings of posts and have been referred to as type Ei buildings.[1] Woodhenge, overlooking the River Avon, two km from Stonehenge, is one of the best fully excavated examples.
I chose Woodhenge because it goes straight to the heart of the matter: We have a complete plan, so there will be no ambiguity.