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Blick Mead, the Glossary

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Blick Mead is a chalkland spring in Wiltshire, England, separated by the River Avon from the northwest edge of the town of Amesbury.[1]

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  1. 19 relations: Amesbury, Aurochs, Before Present, Canine tooth, Hildenbrandia, Hillfort, Isotopes of oxygen, Mesolithic, Pit-house, Premolar, Radiocarbon dating, River Avon, Hampshire, Stonehenge, Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites, Timeline of prehistoric Britain, Vespasian's Camp, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, World Heritage Site.

  2. Amesbury
  3. Sites associated with Stonehenge
  4. Springs of England

Amesbury

Amesbury is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.

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Aurochs

The aurochs (Bos primigenius) is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle.

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Before Present

Before Present (BP) or "years before present (YBP)" is a time scale used mainly in archaeology, geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events occurred relative to the origin of practical radiocarbon dating in the 1950s.

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Canine tooth

In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, eye teeth, vampire teeth, or vampire fangs, are the relatively long, pointed teeth.

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Hildenbrandia

Hildenbrandia is a genus of thalloid red alga comprising about 26 species.

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Hillfort

A hillfort is a type of fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.

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Isotopes of oxygen

There are three known stable isotopes of oxygen (8O): 16, 17, and 18.

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Mesolithic

The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.

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Pit-house

A pit-house (or pit house, pithouse) is a house built in the ground and used for shelter.

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Premolar

The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.

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Radiocarbon dating

Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.

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River Avon, Hampshire

The River Avon is in the south of England, rising in Wiltshire, flowing through that county's city of Salisbury and then west Hampshire, before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation of Dorset.

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Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury. Blick Mead and Stonehenge are Amesbury and archaeological sites in Wiltshire.

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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshire, England. Blick Mead and Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites are archaeological sites in Wiltshire and Sites associated with Stonehenge.

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Timeline of prehistoric Britain

Events from the prehistory of Britain (to 1 BC).

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Vespasian's Camp

Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Blick Mead and Vespasian's Camp are archaeological sites in Wiltshire and Sites associated with Stonehenge.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine

Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine is a county journal published by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (WANHS), based in Devizes, England.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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See also

Amesbury

Sites associated with Stonehenge

Springs of England

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blick_Mead