event · evt_bi_rams_hill_enclosure_phases
Rams Hill enclosure phases
Three enclosure phases are placed broadly in the thirteenth to tenth centuries BCE by bone-based radiocarbon dating.
What is the evidence?
observation
Three enclosure phases are placed broadly in the thirteenth to tenth centuries BCE by bone-based radiocarbon dating.observed evidence
Three enclosure phases are placed broadly in the thirteenth to tenth centuries BCE by bone-based radiocarbon dating.Rams Hill may represent an emergent larger enclosure, but its exact role and the degree of contemporaneous occupation are uncertain. It is not a secure type for a uniform elite-site class.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1300 BCE–950 BCE
Precision: calibrated radiocarbon range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
moderatePositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. Rams Hill may represent an emergent larger enclosure, but its exact role and the degree of contemporaneous occupation are uncertain. It is not a secure type for a uniform elite-site class.
- supports · dates
Redating Rams Hill and reconsidering Bronze Age enclosure — Stuart Needham, Janet Ambers (1994)Redates three phases of the Rams Hill enclosure to a span crossing the Penard and Wilburton phases.
Locator: Abstract; radiocarbon discussion and phase synthesis
Interpretation and caveats
Rams Hill may represent an emergent larger enclosure, but its exact role and the degree of contemporaneous occupation are uncertain. It is not a secure type for a uniform elite-site class.
Event context
Classification
Event type: enclosure construction and reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Rams Hill, Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Affected entities: Rams Hill, Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event addresses enclosed sites and demonstrates why absolute dating must override older charcoal assumptions.
Research notes
- Redates three phases of the Rams Hill enclosure to a span crossing the Penard and Wilburton phases. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; radiocarbon discussion and phase synthesis.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
Redating Rams Hill and reconsidering Bronze Age enclosure — Stuart Needham, Janet Ambers (1994)Redates three phases of the Rams Hill enclosure to a span crossing the Penard and Wilburton phases.
Locator: Abstract; radiocarbon discussion and phase synthesis
Referenced records
- Southern and eastern England archaeological search region · entity
- Rams Hill · entity