Abad Howe Necropolis
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE)·Middle Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom
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About Abad Howe Necropolis
Abad Howe Necropolis in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) necropolis attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through ground-penetrating radar and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with hydraulic works. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Middle Bronze Age necropolis with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
Theories
- 01Trading entrepôt and regional hub
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1711 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE)
- Culture
- Middle Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1711 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 842 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 368 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1921
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
50.2096° N · 1.7017° W · 401 m · 3 mapped features
Enclosure Wall
granaryHydraulic feature — well
50.2105° N · 1.7042° WAltar
galleryBurial zone — shaft tombs
50.2092° N · 1.7024° WEnclosure Wall 3
hydraulicBurial zone — tumuli
50.2090° N · 1.7042° W