Seahenge
E813066
Seahenge is a Bronze Age timber circle discovered on the Norfolk coast of England, notable for its upturned central tree stump surrounded by a ring of wooden posts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
prehistoric monument ⓘ timber circle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Holme I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ritual landscape of Holme-next-the-Sea ⓘ |
| centralFeature | inverted oak stump ⓘ |
| centralStumpDiameter | approximately 1.5 meters ⓘ |
| conservedAt |
Fenland Archaeology Trust facilities
ⓘ
Flag Fen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionDate | circa 2049 BC ⓘ |
| controversy | removal from beach ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredBy | peat ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Christine Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clifford Green NERFINISHED ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1998 ⓘ |
| displayedAt | Lynn Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedIn | King’s Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Norfolk Archaeological Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| exposedBy | coastal erosion ⓘ |
| foundIn | intertidal zone ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 7 meters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central upturned tree stump
ⓘ
ring of wooden posts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Holme-next-the-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Norfolk coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material | oak wood ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Holme II timber circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPosts | 55 ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
possible mortuary site
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ |
| period | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postArrangement | closely spaced timber circle ⓘ |
| postTreatment |
sharpened tops
ⓘ
split oak trunks ⓘ |
| preservationCondition | waterlogged wood ⓘ |
| publicReaction | local protests ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDated | early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| shape | circle ⓘ |
| timberSource | nearby woodland ⓘ |
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