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Yesterday's walk: Tumuli, Round Barrow Burial Mounds on the Ridgeway.
"Around four and a half thousand years ago, at about the same time as the henges were being constructed, there seems to have been a major change in the way society was organised. The long barrows had been abandoned and people were no longer buried in communal graves. Now, it seems, the wealth and power of individuals had become more significant, and important people were buried in round barrow burial mounds. Sometimes these round barrows were centred on an ancient
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"New Burying Ground"
Two more images from the walk
"Around four and a half thousand years ago, at about the same time as the henges were being constructed, there seems to have been a major change in the way society was organised. The long barrows had been abandoned and people were no longer buried in communal graves. Now, it seems, the wealth and power of individuals had become more significant, and important people were buried in round barrow burial mounds. Sometimes these round barrows were centred on an ancient
long barrow, suggesting that these ancient earthworks were still revered. Over 2,000 barrows are known in Dorset, and a major concentration is centred along the Ridgeway where over 400 can still be seen. Many others have been lost through ploughing. Now they are grassed over, or hidden by the spoil, but when they were new they would have shown up chalk-white..." (From the teachers' kit).
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"New Burying Ground"
Two more images from the walk
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