Stone Age Britain

thumb|right|The three aligned henges of the Thornborough Henges complex A henge can be one of three related types of Neolithic earthwork. The essential characteristic of all three is that they feature a ring-shaped bank and ditch, with the ditch inside the bank. Because the internal ditches would have served defensive purposes poorly, henges are not considered to have been defensive constructions (cf. circular rampart).

remains of a 8150 BC human male found in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK

archaeological culture

thumb|upright=1.1|A view of the Stonehenge Cursus , drawn by their documenter and namer of the structures, William Stuckley in 1740 Cursuses are monumental Neolithic enclosure structures comprising parallel banks with external ditches or trenches. Found only in the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, relics within them indicate that they were built between 3400 and 3000 BC, making them among the oldest monumental structures on the islands. The name 'cursus' was suggested in 1723 by the antiquarian William Stukeley, who compared the Stonehenge cursus to a Roman chariot-racing track, or circus

archaeological culture in England

type of tumulus

conjectured Neolithic culture or group of cultures associated with Peterborough ware ceramics

rings of upright wooden posts

ancient funerary monument, the most numerous form of round barrow

type of long barrows found in southwestern Britain

Glacial Period in Britain c447,000 - c128,000

type of passage grave