Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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Significance of cattle bones found at stonehenge
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> strontium isotopes in cattle’s teeth show that the cows came from all over Great Britain (Scotland and Wales, etc)
means that the workers who brought the cattle came from all over Great Britain, so this was “an unusually large social and political network” (Mike Pitts)
2
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Burials at Stonehenge
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> Stonehenge very important burial place
over 240 burials found
some burials fills with elaborate grave goods
3
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Stonehenge as a healing place
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> Archer from an area possibly Germany or Switzerland had a badly damaged leg and was found at Stonehenge, indicating the monument may be a place of healing
