Reconstruction illustration showing Bronze Age people taking part in the Bush Barrow burial ceremony on Normanton Down in about 1600BC. Cattle have been sacrificed within the future barrow's area, and fine grave goods are being brought to the burial.

Date:
circa 1993 - circa 2003
Location:
Normanton Down Barrow Group, Bush Barrow, Wilsford Cum Lake, Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Reference:
IC095/086
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Normanton Down's barrow groups are an important part of the Stonehenge early Bronze Age landscape, and Stonehenge itself can be seen in the distance, to the north-east of the barrow.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC095 Stonehenge World Heritage Site, Wiltshire; 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: Dunn, Peter

Keywords

Early Bronze Age Bowl Barrow, People, Ceremony