Henge
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There are three related types of Neolithic earthwork that are all sometimes loosely called henges. The essential characteristic of all three types is that they feature a ring bank and ditch, but with the ditch inside the bank rather than outside. Due to the poor defensive utility of an enclosure with an external bank and an internal ditch, henges are not considered to have served a defensive purpose (cf. circular rampart).
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See also
- Archaeoastronomy
- Calendar
- Circular ditches
- Circular rampart
- Dolmen
- European megalithic culture
- Megalith
- Menhir
- Pit alignments
- Sundial
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