Morning Bill...

IanS

Welcome, Bill. My cousin trained as an archaeologist and now works as an accountant. Which probably sums up the state of the occupation.

Leman wrote

QuoteWell whatever it was it's purpose was probably ceremonial.

Yeah, heard that said more than once by dig directors and lecturers. There were lots of brilliant theories to explain the material remains of buildings, napped bits of flint and flint tools etc, all of which were consistent with the facts, because the facts are so thin on the ground in periods before historical records.

Gets a lot more useful in periods that do have historical records for filling in the gaps in them a little.

I'm a bit late but, Hello Cumberland 
This is from North Riding (don't you just hate those silly new place names!)