Reconstruction drawing showing ceremonial activity outside the entrance to a Neolithic long barrow or chambered tomb, perhaps West Kennet Long Barrow, Avebury. This view shows a a corpse placed on a raised wooden excarnation platform.

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 1995
Reference:
IC005/008
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

This artwork comprises a colour painting over a black and white copy of an original drawing (see IC005/005).

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC005 Avebury World Heritage Site; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Lapper, Ivan

Keywords

Neolithic Long Barrow, Neolithic Chambered Tomb, Neolithic Excarnation Platform, People, Ceremony