Imprints of the tree trunks which laid the foundations for the building
Posted on 06/16/2012 10:56:54 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Monmouth Archaeology, which found the wooden foundations, said they dated to at least the Bronze Age, but could be early Neolithic, about 6,500 years old...
Steve Clarke of Monmouth Archaeology, who has 55 years' experience, claimed nothing like it had been discovered in Britain before and he was checking if something similar had been unearthed on mainland Europe.
He said the structure, possibly a long house, had been built on the edge of a long-lost lake, which had silted up over time.
The building's foundations were made from entire tree trunks, measuring about a metre wide...
Mr Clarke said the wooden foundations were at least 50ft (15m) long.
Radio-carbon tests
He said most of the known long houses were built on posts about a 1ft (30cm) wide, but trees had been used for the base of the Monmouth structure, and they had been placed on a prehistoric "burnt mound".
Mr Clarke said a burnt mound saw stones heated in a fire and then thrown into a pot or trough to boil water, although some experts think the stones were used to create an early type of sauna.
Archaeologists have ordered radio-carbon tests of the foundations and the results are expected later this month.
The find is on the Parc Glyndwr development in Monmouth, where about 80 houses are to be built.
Monmouth Archaeology was employed by the housing developers to study the site.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Imprints of the tree trunks which laid the foundations for the building
that really is a “sunken civ”.
Somewhere, there are some real estate developers who are very unhappy.
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No wonder I couldn’t pronounce the name with all the consonants: It’s Welsh-Gaelic! LOL!
Thanks, ‘Civ. Fascinating. Where is Monmouth?...
http://www.monmouth.org.uk/index.php/visitors/geography/where-is-monmouth.html
Not biblical, so it makes the MSM.
Yes it’s old and dates around the time of the Great Pyramid, but notice the ancient Egyptians built with stone, great huge blocks cut and shaped, while the old Brits built with unshaped logs. One culture was way ahead of most of the others on the planet. Even the Indus valley culture left nothing big standing as did the Egyptians.
It’s clear that this site should be turned over to the nearest descendants of the native population of the area so that it can be re-buried.
All I know is that’s where my money is. Wait, what? ;’)
New Jersey.
“All I know is that’s where my money is. Wait, what? ;’)”
I wish I could recover some of my money at Monmouth...
I’m a pipe smoker who, in recent months, stumbled upon a few Morta pipes - made from 1000+ yr old wood, preserved in wet bogs.
From the advert:
“...This gorgeous MORTA is crafted from 10,000 year old (or older) Black Bog Oak...”
It’s quite a treat to smoke a pipe that’s older than dirt. Very rustic looking and a smooth smoke - better than briar.
IMHO
Interesting.
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