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 : The Ancient Briton on his Crannog


The Ancient Briton on his Crannog

An artists impression of the interior of an ancient British dwelling, of the type to be found at the lake village near Glastonbury, Somerset. The village was constructed on a crannog, an artificial island made by heaping timber, clay and stone on the lakebed. The interior shown includes a rough tree-trunk table, a wooden pail with bronze bands, and earthenware pots. Meat is hanging from the central post, which is supporting the roof

Picture No
13990521
Media ID
45427710
Size
3645px x 4991px (1.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Amedee Forestier in The Illustrated London News, 2 December 1911 page 931
Date
100 BC

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