Postpipe - Citizendia

In archaeology, a postpipe (or post pipe) is the term given to the remains of an upright timber placed in a posthole. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos In Archaeology a posthole is a cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone Given the right conditions, timbers may survive over long periods of time and a recovered postpipe can simply be of solid wood. Under less preservative conditions however, only a dark circular stain of organic material may be left in the fill of the posthole observable in plan and section. In Archaeology a section is a view in part of the archaeological sequence showing it in the vertical plane as a cross section, and thereby illustrating This differs in consistency from the less organic backfill of the posthole and can be identified simply through this change in make-up. The size and depth and of the postpipe can provide information as to any reuse of the posthole especially if several different postpipes can be identified. They can also indicate the species of wood used and help suggest the nature of the structure that the timber once supported. The term was first used by Maud Cunnington when she excavated the site of Woodhenge in the English county of Wiltshire during the 1920s and found numerous examples of decomposed timber posts. Maud Edith Cunnington (née Pegge ( 24 September, 1869 &ndash 28 February, 1951) was a Welsh -born Archaeologist, most famous Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class I henge and Timber circle monument located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye

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