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Naked giant carved into English hillside is 'only' medieval, not prehistoric: researchers

Was it an ancient pagan fertility symbol or is it a 17th-century Banksy? ....

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UK's Cerne Giant dates from 10th century, Anglo-Saxon era, new study claims -- Secret History -- Sott.net

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Local lore has that Cerne Abbey was created in 978AD to convert people away from an Anglo-Saxon god.Over the centuries the huge, naked, club-wielding giant carved into a steep hillside in Dorset has been thought prehistoric, Celtic, Roman or even a 17th century lampoon of Oliver Cromwell.
After 12 months of new, hi-tech sediment analysis, the National Trust has now revealed the probable truth and experts admit they are taken aback. The bizarre, enigmatic Cerne Giant is none of the above, but late Saxon, possibly 10th century.
Martin Papworth, a senior archaeologist at the trust, said he was somewhat flabbergasted . He s not prehistoric, he s not Roman, he s sort of Saxon, into the medieval period. I was expecting 17th century. ....

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Famously Well-Endowed Cerne Abbas Giant Finally Gets a Date

Everyone’s favorite well-endowed giant, the Cerne Abbas Giant on an English hillside (sorry, Shaq), just got endowed with something even bigger – a more accurate birthday. While it may seem obvious what someone of his ‘stature’ would wish for, let’s first find out how many candles he’ll be extinguishing.
“The science suggests he could be medieval, but intriguingly, surviving documents from Cerne Abbey don’t mention the giant. In the 16th century it’s as if the giant’s not there, and John Norden’s survey of 1617 makes no mention of him. And why would a rich and famous abbey – just a few yards away – commission, or sanction, a naked man carved in chalk on the hillside?” ....

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Cerne Abbas Giant's likely age revealed but air of mystery remains | The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

The Cerne Abbas Giant was probably first constructed in the late Saxon period, according to new analysis which has surprised archaeologists and historians.
The 180ft (55m) naked chalk figure brandishing a giant club overlooks the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
Its origins and purpose have been shrouded in mystery, but experts can for the first time reveal the likely age of the giant.
The Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset (Ben Birchall/PA)
Following state-of-the-art sediment analysis, National Trust archaeologists have concluded the giant was probably first constructed in the late Saxon period.
Independent geoarchaeologist Mike Allen, whose research is helping the Trust understand more about the landscape in which the giant was created, said the result is surprising. ....

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Age of Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset revealed

THE likely age of Dorset s Cerne Abbas Giant has been revealed for the first time - and it has come as a surprise to historians.
Archaeologists at the National Trust have been analysing sediment taken from the carving - considered to be Britain’s largest and perhaps best-known chalk hill figure.
Generations have speculated about the age and meaning of the club-brandishing giant hewn into a Dorset hillside with some theories including it being a depiction of the legendary demi-god Hercules, an ancient fertility symbol, or even the soldier and statesman Oliver Cromwell.
Another theory is that the figure was carved around the body of a giant who was slain by local people after he terrorised the countryside. ....

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