A rival to stonehenge? Geophysical survey at Stanton Drew, England

Antiquity

Volumn 78, Issue 300, 2004, Pages 341-358

  David, Andrew ^a   Cole, Mark ^b   Horsley, Tim ^c   Linford, Neil ^a   Linford, Paul ^a   Martin, Louise ^a  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bradford ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesium magnetometry; England; Geophysical survey; Henge; Neolithic; Remote mapping

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CESIUM; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; MAPPING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOMERSET; STANTON DREW; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3042737901     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00113006     Document Type: Article

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