JOURNAL ARTICLE

MAWSONKERR CREATES ENTRANCE TO NEOLITHIC MINES.

  • Published In: Architects' Journal, 2024. P. 4 1 of 3

  • Database: Art Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: R. W. 3 of 3

Abstract

MawsonKerr Architects recently completed a new entrance pavilion to a 4,500-year-old mineshaft at Grime's Graves, Thetford, the largest Neolithic flint mine in the UK. The timber structure hovers above the Stone Age shafts, allowing public access to the ancient flint miners' world. The project, funded by English Heritage, received support from various heritage organizations, local government, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The site, known as Grime's Graves, was originally thought to be a burial place for the god of war by the Anglo Saxons, but was later identified as flint mines dating back to 2650 BC. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Architects' Journal. 2024/12, p4
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0003-8466
  • Accession Number:181699623
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