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With its huge circular bank and ditch and inner circle of great standing stones, covering an area of over 28 acres, Avebury forms one of the most impressive prehistoric sites in Britain.
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Description of Avebury Henge and Stone Circles
A brief description of Avebury Henge and Stone Circles, one of the largest, and undoubtedly the most complex, of Britain's surviving Neolithic henge monuments.
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Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury
The Stables Gallery houses one of the most important prehistoric archaeological collections in Britain, including many artefacts from the World Heritage Sites. Find out about Avebury stone circle.
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This ‘avenue’ originally of around 100 pairs of prehistoric standing stones, was raised to form a winding 1 1⁄2 mile ritual link between the pre-existing monuments of Avebury and The Sanctuary.
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Classic Neolithic causewayed enclosure, with three concentric but intermittent ditches. Large quantities of animal bones found here indicate feasting, animal trading or rituals, or perhaps all three.
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The Avebury World Heritage Site
The area around Avebury contains an extraordinary cluster of monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. This unique landscape forms part of the UNESCO Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, reflecting its international importance.
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Begun in about 3000 BC as a complex circle of timber posts, later replaced by stones. Its function is still mystifies: human bone finds with food remains point to elaborate death rites and ceremonies.
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History of Kingston Russell Stone Circle
A brief history and description of Kingston Russell Stone Circle, a large neolithic stone circle in Dorset.