BURIAL near STONEHENGE throws light on Bronze Age craftsmanship.

The remains found in a Bronze Age barrow not far from Stonehenge known as Upton Lovell G2a have long been seen as portraying the main occupant of the burial as a shaman. But is that really who he was? It is said that the way you look at something changes the thing you’re looking at and now it seems that a new study of the so-called Upton Lovell shaman tells a much more nuanced and exiting story. 00:00 - Intro & Titles 00:34 - Background to new study 02:45 - New interpretations available 03:42 - Historical context for the study 06:09 - Some detail about the burial 08:26 - Informing how we look at grave goods in the future? 10:05 - What was in the toolkit? 13:11 - Why was he labelled ‘shaman’ in the first place? 16:26 - A few headlines! 17:22 - Grounds for reappraisal of other burials? 18:24 - Rounding up & goodbyes PRIMARY SOURCE: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... 🔴 PATREON:   / theprehistoryguys   We have a friendly and enthusiastic Patreon community helping us create our content through monthly subscription. Get access to exclusive (ad-free!) content, be on the inside track of what we're up to and help us build the channel. 🟡 BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prehisto... If you want to show some love to the Prehistory Guys but don't want the commitment of a monthly subscription, you can make a on off donation by following the link below. NOTE: all single donations go forward to a special fund for our next location movie. WEBSITE: https://theprehistoryguys.uk Facebook:   / theprehistoryguys   Twitter:   / prehistoryguys   Instagram:   / prehistoryguys