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Bodmin Moor King Arthur site five times older than thought - C C - Nov 8, 2024
Bodmin Moor King Arthur site five times older than thought
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3mrryzr15o
EXCERPTS: A historic site in Cornwall linked to King Arthur has been found to be up to five times older than previously thought after a new survey was carried out. Historic England said the findings of the dig at King Arthur's Hall, on Bodmin Moor, were the first to confirm the site dated back to prehistoric times.
The monument was previously listed as dating back to the medieval period but it is now believed to date back 4,000 years earlier to the Neolithic period by a group of specialists from UK universities.
[...] "It's extremely exciting that we've finally been able to date construction of this enigmatic monument, previously grounded in myths and legends..."
Historic England said there had been speculation the site dated back to pre-historic times because of its standing stones, but the new survey was the first to confirm this.
[...] James Gossip, from the CAU, said the site had been used and upgraded at various times in its history, up to the medieval period. "Knowing when King Arthur's Hall was built will help us understand this unique monument form better, how it might have originally been used and how it could have been used over time," he said... (MORE - missing details)
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King Arthur's Hall on Bodmin Moor built 5,000 years ago
https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/24710250.king-arthurs-hall-bodmin-moor-built-5-000-years-ago/
EXCERPTS: The site, known as King Arthur's Hall, was believed to be a Medieval animal pound. Recent results from an excavation carried out show that the monument was first constructed in the Middle Neolithic Period, about 5,000 to 5,500 years ago - putting it around the same age as Stonehenge, or even older.
[...] The site, which is a scheduled monument, is a solitary structure in a remote area of common grazed land on Bodmin Moor. It consists of a rectangular bank of earth and stone, formed with 56 standing stones on the inner face of the embankment, some measuring up to 1.8m... (MORE - missing details)