Oversized Drawing: Black and white reconstruction drawing showing ceremonial activity outside the entrance to a Neolithic long barrow or chambered tomb, perhaps West Kennet Long Barrow, Avebury

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 1995
Reference:
IC005/022
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

This view shows a corpse placed on a raised wooden excarnation platform. This artwork was created in preparation for the final reconstruction painting, see IC005/008. Artwork comprises several sheets of boards, layered and affixed together.

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 Excarnation Platform, Neolithic Chambered Tomb, Ceremony, People