All Cannings Cross

All Cannings Cross
David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0

All Cannings Cross is an archaeological site near Devizes in Wiltshire, England, and a scheduled ancient monument. It is notable as the first site where the emergence of Iron Age technology in Britain was identified by archaeologists [1]. In 1911, Ben and Maud Cunnington first investigated the site after being informed of finds of numerous hammerstones in a ploughed field in the Vale of Pewsey [1]. The site represents a key location for understanding the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age in southern Britain.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.3701° N, 1.8870° W

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