A century of research on the Peu-Richardien
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Eschasseriaux as discussed by the authors described the discovery of rock-cut ditches, remains of stone ramparts and traces of gateways in a low hill in rollingchalkland overlooking the marshland which has formed where the River Seugne meets the River Charente, a little way to the south of Saintes.Abstract:
Peu-Richard is the name of a low hill in rollingchalkland overlooking the marshland which hasformed where the River Seugne meets the RiverCharente, a little way to the south of Saintes. It washere in 1882 that a farm labourer came across tracesof a fortified enclosure rich in prehistoric material.The landowner, Baron Eschasseriaux, was anamateur archaeologist and when told of the discoveryimmediately arranged an excavation. A totalof 106 trenches was opened in the course of thiswork, and a good idea of the complexity of the sitelayout, with its multiple ditches, was obtained (FIG.I). A recent aerial photograph has contributedsome further details (PL. va). Eschasseriaux describedthe discovery of rock-cut ditches, remains ofstone ramparts and traces of gateways. Potsherds,animal bones and flints were collected in abundanceand some examples were illustrated in the report,though few details were given (Eschasseriaux,1882). This material included quantities of decoratedsherds of the type which came to be known as'Peu-Richardien'.read more
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The early Neolithic tor enclosures of Southwest Britain
TL;DR: Along with causewayed enclosures, the tor enclosures of Cornwall and Devon represent the earliest enclosure of large open spaces in Britain and are the earliest form of surviving non-funerary monument as discussed by the authors.
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The Excavation of a Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure on Offham Hill, East Sussex, 1976
TL;DR: The causewayed enclosure on Offham Hill, East Sussex, being one of the only five surviving Neolithic enclosures in Sussex, was excavated in 1976 prior to its final destruction by ploughing as discussed by the authors.
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