Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester, Greyhound Yard

Greyhound Yard, Dorchester is in Dorchester, Dorset [Map].

Carbon Date. 2140BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from fill of Late Neo post-pipe 1639/1631 (W67.1642) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of postpits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.

ID: 2284, C14 ID: HAR-6689 Date BP: 4140 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4050, End BP: 4230

OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906

Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984

Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2140BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: wood; from the fill of a post pipe; layer 1642, pit 1631, post pipe 1639, context set 31/01/01.

ID: 15840, C14 ID: HAR 6689 Date BP: 4140 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4230, End BP: 4050

Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85

Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2090BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: wood; from festoons of charcoal along the edge of the inner post pipe; layer 1649, pit 1635, post pipe 1647, context set 31/02/01.

ID: 15838, C14 ID: HAR 6687 Date BP: 4090 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4160, End BP: 4020

Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85

Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2090BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from 'festoons' along edge of inner post-pipe 1647/1635 (W67.1649) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.

ID: 2282, C14 ID: HAR-6687 Date BP: 4090 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4020, End BP: 4160

OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906

Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984

Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2080BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: wood; from festoons of charcoal in the lower post pipe fill; layer 1653, pit 1631, post pipe 1639, context set 31/01/01.

ID: 15839, C14 ID: HAR 6688 Date BP: 4080 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4150, End BP: 4010

Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85

Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2080BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from 'festoons' in lower post-pipe fill 1639/1631 (W67.1653) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.

ID: 2283, C14 ID: HAR-6688 Date BP: 4080 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4010, End BP: 4150

OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906

Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984

Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2070BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: Bone, id as base and shaft of mature shed antler, from post-pipe (W67.4166) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): This and HAR-6663, 5508 are consistent with each other, & provide date slightly earlier than Maumbury Rings [Map] and Mount Pleasant palisade.

ID: 2280, C14 ID: HAR-6664 Date BP: 4070 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4000, End BP: 4140

Abstract: plan suggesting 380m diam circle

Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984

Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 30, 1988, 315; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2070BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: antler; from a primary deposit in post pipe 4165; layer 4166, context set 31/13/01.

ID: 15836, C14 ID: HAR 6664 Date BP: 4070 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4140, End BP: 4000

Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85

Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from infill on outer edge of post-pipe 1647/1635 (W67.1648) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.

ID: 2281, C14 ID: HAR-6686 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 3940, End BP: 4100

OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906

Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984

Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: Bone, id as frontal and skull attached to antler from mature stag, AML 843338, from Late Neo post-pit (W67.4947) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): This and HAR-6664, 5508 are consistent with each other, & provide date slightly earlier than Maumbury Rings [Map] and Mount Pleasant palisade.

ID: 2279, C14 ID: HAR-6663 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 3940, End BP: 4100

Abstract: plan suggesting 380m diam circle

Archaeologist Name: P Woodward 1984 (Wessex AT)

Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 30, 1988, 315; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: wood; from the infill on the outer edge of post pit; layer 1648, pit 1635, post pipe 1647, context set 31/02/01.

ID: 15837, C14 ID: HAR 6686 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4100, End BP: 3940

Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85

Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767

Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates

Report: antler; from the primary context of a late Neolithic post pit; layer 4947, pit 4885, context set 21/07/02.

ID: 15835, C14 ID: HAR 6663 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4100, End BP: 3940

Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85

Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage

Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767