Wilsford Henge, Wilsford, Wiltshire: Radiocarbon Dating and Chronological Modelling
Author(s): A Bayliss, Bronk Ramsey, Jim Leary, Peter Marshall, Elaine Dunbar, Irka Hajdas, Michael Dee, Bisserka Gaydarska
Radiocarbon dating and chronological modelling of samples from Wilsford Henge, Wilsford, Wiltshire was undertaken in support of the Vale of Pewsey Project. The results estimate Wilsford henge to have been constructed in 2600–2470 cal BC (95% probability). After a gap of around 1,000 years, an inhumation was cut into the ditch in 1600–1585 cal BC (1% probability) or 1545–1420 cal BC (94% probability). Midden deposits were found in the top of the henge ditch, which contain finds dating to between 875–775 cal BC (95% probability) to 795–610 cal BC (95% probability). These activities at Wilsford coincide with similar developments across Wessex.
- Report Number:
- 91/2024
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 34
- Keywords:
- Radiocarbon Dating Scientific Dating
