Pig Shoots at Stonehenge? (Pearson, Thomas, Richards, Pollard, 2011)

One interesting thing about the Neolithic Grooved Folk of Stonehenge is that the glut of pork remains were likely shot from a distance:

"Whilst the pigs could have been shot at point blank range, the wide variety of bones with these injuries– from ribs to forelimb bones – hints at the possibility of some animals being shot from a distance, perhaps in some blood sport prior to cooking."

After that, they were rather uniformly cooked, the authors speculate maybe on a spit.

"Stonehenge" by (Shelia Harrington) & "Pig Roast" by (Samwise the Awesome)

This chapter was written before I wrote this post on Michael Bott's venationes theory regarding some of the circular rings.  A pig shoot sounds more entertaining at least.  Fun for the kiddos.

During the Beaker Age, Stonehenge was improved and maybe re-purposed.  Bott had a few suggestions, and honestly the more I think of it, combat sports and sports sound very plausible for some of these venues.

Feeding Stonehenge: feasting in late Neolithic Britain (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313391888_Feeding_Stonehenge_feasting_in_late_Neolithic_Britain [accessed May 9, 2017].

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