Sarsen Stone Industries in Southern England - what we know and what we don't know скачать в хорошем качестве

Sarsen Stone Industries in Southern England - what we know and what we don't know

Dr Katy Whitaker delivered her lecture on Sarsen Stone Industries. Before the lecture she noted that: "In the UK, sarsen stone is limited to parts of southern-central and south-east England, including Hampshire and its neighbouring counties. The stone has been used by people since the Mesolithic and plays an important part not only in megalithic architecture but also in low and high status buildings ranging from rubblestone barns to Windsor Castle. Research into relationships between people and sarsen has, however, largely focussed on Neolithic and early Bronze Age monuments, in particular Stonehenge and Avebury, that dominate popular imagination. This talk will explore the wider range of ways that sarsen has been extracted, worked and used, drawing from recent research into contrasting prehistoric and post-medieval sarsen stone artefact assemblages and quarrying sites."