Reconstruction painting showing a procession of people moving through an avenue of standing stones leading to the central timber structure at The Sanctuary, Avebury. This view shows 'phase III' of the building, dating to the late Neolithic period.

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 1989
Location:
The Sanctuary, Avebury, Overton Hill, Wiltshire
Reference:
IC005/010
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

This illustration was reproduced on page 35 of the site guidebook produced in 2000. A similar reconstruction of this scene was created by Ivan Lapper, see IC005/006.

IC005/040 is believed to be a preparatory drawing for this illustration.

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: Dobie, Judith

Keywords

Neolithic Stone Circle, Late Neolithic Timber Circle