The Perils of Pits: further research at Durrington Walls henge (2021–2025) In 2020, a series of large features were identified, set within two arc-like structures, to the north and south of Durrington Walls henge (Gaffney et al. 2020). Based on geophysical survey and borehol...

More excellent research published by the @submergedlands.bsky.social team, led by @vincegaffney.bsky.social 👏
#durringtonwalls #stonehenge #remotesensing #lateneolithic #archaeology #landscapearchaeology intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...

A Massive, Late Neolithic Pit Structure associated with D... A series of large, circular pits (up to 20m diameter and ...

Original report:

V. Gaffney et al., Massive, Late #Neolithic #Pit Structure associated with #DurringtonWalls #Henge, Internet Archaeology (@IntarchEditor) 55, 2020. 🔓

https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue55/4/full-text.html

Not really sure about the 'first evidence farming communities developed a way to count' (?) take in that @guardian article on the #DurringtonWalls #shafts here, but the infographic‘s pretty cool....

"Fieldwork has revealed evidence of a 1.2 mile (2km) wide circle of large #shafts measuring more than 10m in diameter and 5m in depth [surrounding] the ancient settlement of #DurringtonWalls, two miles (3km) from...

Original study:

@ArchaeologyLisa, Building #Stonehenge? An alternative interpretation of #lipid residues in #Neolithic Grooved Ware from #DurringtonWalls, @AntiquityJ first view 15 July...

There was a lot written about #Stonehenge.

But this must be the greasiest news as of late ...

Some interesting #residue-analyses at #pottery from #DurringtonWalls - and a fascinating...

Thanks @DrNickNT for nice aftie at #DurringtonWalls visiting the dig. Hope I can see the piece of #sarsen from the posthole at some point!