Clandon Barrow
Clandon Barrow is a large Bronze Age round hill ( Bowl Barrow ) at Martinstown near Dorchester in Dorset in England , which is located near Maiden Castle .
In 1882 the Clandon Barrow diamond was excavated by Edward Benjamin Howard Cunnington (1861-1950). The 15.5 x 11 cm gold diamond was examined along with the slightly larger Bush-Barrow diamond found by William Cunnington , a similar artifact found near Stonehenge . The shape and decorative elements of both diamonds are based on geometric patterns. The Clandon diamond is based on the geometry of a decagon , the Bush-Barrow diamond on a hexagon .
Other objects were found with the Clandon Lozenge, including a club head made of Kimmeridge slate with gold inlays, a dagger and a vessel.
As early as 1808, the Bush Barrow diamond , a similar golden diamond , was found nearby .
literature
- A. Johnson: Solving Stonehenge: The New Key to an Ancient Enigma . Thames & Hudson, London 2008 ISBN 978-0-500-05155-9
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Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 58.6 " N , 2 ° 29 ′ 16.9" W.