A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating an Iconic British Hill Figure (The National Trust Excavations 2020) by Michael J. Allen
- A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating an Iconic British Hill Figure (The National Trust Excavations 2020)
- Michael J. Allen
- Page: 376
- Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
- ISBN: 9781914427374
- Publisher: Oxbow Books
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Provides a scientifically verified date for the Cerne Giant, revealing its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and prompting new discussions on its historical and archaeological significance. The date of the Cerne Giant has long been a matter for debate, as exemplified by a public and televised debate of March 1996, published as The Cerne Giant: An Antiquity on Trial (1999, Oxbow Books). Excavations were conducted in 2020 by the National Trust in the centenary year of its ownership of the Giant. The excavations were limited and targeted in extent and scope, the aim was to date the actual construction of the iconic figure by absolute dating methods (OSL). As the 1999 publication explained, the jury was still out – with advocates for a prehistoric origin, one connected to the period of the Civil War or a more modern one. In the event, the dates were a complete surprise, falling within the Anglo-Saxon period. The research has provided an accurate, scientifically verified date for the Cerne Giant. These unexpected results, together with the land-use history and ominous ‘disappearance’ of the Giant for six centuries, provide the platform for reconsideration and new discussion and debate. Part 1 deals with new research: the historical background and aims, the excavation results, stratigraphic finds, geoarchaeological interpretation, land-use history (environmental/land snails), and discussion. Part 2 is the wider discussion and implications derived from the results and places the Giant in his local and Saxon context. Part 3 begins with summaries of the other two excavated hill figures (the Long Man of Wilmington and the Uffington White Horse) followed by a series of essays from leading archaeologists, historians and experts in early medieval iconography.
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants
Provides a scientifically verified date for the Cerne Giant, revealing its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and prompting new discussions on its historical
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating an Iconic
Excavations were conducted in 2020 by the National Trust in the centenary year of its ownership of the Giant. The excavations were limited and targeted in
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants - Paperback
Excavations were conducted in 2020 by the National Trust in the centenary year of its ownership of the Giant. The excavations were limited and
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants
And on a hillside with a commanding view over the Dorset countryside, our Giant, the largest in Britain, draws tourists, acts as an unofficial navigation point
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating
Provides a scientifically verified date for the Cerne Giant, revealing its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and prompting new discussions on its historical
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating an
Excavations were conducted in 2020 by the National Trust in the centenary year of its ownership of the Giant. The excavations were limited and targeted in
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating an
Provides a scientifically verified date for the Cerne Giant, revealing its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and prompting new discussions on its historical
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants: Reinvestigating
Excavations were conducted in 2020 by the National Trust in the centenary year of its ownership of the Giant. The excavations were limited and targeted in
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants
Provides a scientifically verified date for the Cerne Giant, revealing its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and prompting new discussions on its historical
A Date with the Two Cerne Giants
This fascinating new title presents the full results of the recent targeted excavations of the Giant and his hitherto unrecorded predecessor(s).
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