event · evt_bi_stonehenge_later_landscape_use
Later Bronze Age use and reorganization of the Stonehenge landscape
Activity continued in the wider Stonehenge landscape after the main monument-building phases, including changing boundaries and land use.
What is the evidence?
observation
Activity continued in the wider Stonehenge landscape after the main monument-building phases, including changing boundaries and land use.observed evidence
Activity continued in the wider Stonehenge landscape after the main monument-building phases, including changing boundaries and land use.The event represents reuse and landscape transformation, not continued construction of the main stone monument at its earlier scale.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: broad landscape phase
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
moderatePositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The event represents reuse and landscape transformation, not continued construction of the main stone monument at its earlier scale.
- supports · dates
Stonehenge, Avenue and associated monuments — Historic EnglandOfficial record of the multi-phase Stonehenge monument complex, including later Bronze Age boundary use.
Locator: Description and chronology; location
Interpretation and caveats
The event represents reuse and landscape transformation, not continued construction of the main stone monument at its earlier scale.
Event context
Classification
Event type: ceremonial landscape reuse and boundary change
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Stonehenge later-use landscape, Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Affected entities: Stonehenge later-use landscape, Southern and eastern England archaeological search region
Why it matters to the timeline
This regional-core event addresses the named ceremonial landscape while restricting the claim to defensible later use.
Research notes
- Official record of the multi-phase Stonehenge monument complex, including later Bronze Age boundary use. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Description and chronology; location.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
Stonehenge, Avenue and associated monuments — Historic EnglandOfficial record of the multi-phase Stonehenge monument complex, including later Bronze Age boundary use.
Locator: Description and chronology; location