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Durrington walls and the Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project 2010–2016
Author(s) -
Gaffney Vincent,
Neubauer Wolfgang,
Garwood Paul,
Gaffney Christopher,
Löcker Klaus,
Bates Richard,
De Smedt Phillipe,
Baldwin Eamonn,
Chapman Henry,
Hinterleitner Alois,
Wallner Mario,
Nau Erich,
Filzwieser Roland,
Kainz Jakob,
Trausmuth Tanja,
Schneidhofer Petra,
Zotti Georg,
Lugmayer Agatha,
Trinks Immo,
Corkum Alexander
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
archaeological prospection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.785
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1099-0763
pISSN - 1075-2196
DOI - 10.1002/arp.1707
Subject(s) - archaeology , context (archaeology) , landscape archaeology , geography , sequence (biology) , historic site , landscape design , environmental resource management , environmental science , biology , genetics
Since 2010 the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP) has undertaken extensive archaeological prospection across much of the landscape surrounding Stonehenge. These remote sensing and geophysical surveys have revealed a significant number of new sites and landscape features whilst providing new information on many previously known monuments. The project goal to integrate multimethod mapping over large areas of the landscape has also provided opportunities to re‐interpret the landscape context of individual monuments and, in the case of the major henge at Durrington Walls, to generate novel insights into the structure and sequence of a monument which has attracted considerable research attention over many decades. This article outlines the recent work of the SHLP and the results of the survey at Durrington Walls that shed new light on this enigmatic monument including a site ‘hidden’ within the monument.