Star Carr

[kahr]

noun

1. an archaeological site in Yorkshire, England, that was the lakeside camp of a Neolithic hunting, fishing, and gathering culture, 9000–7000 b.c.

Example Sentences

One regret for Dr Milner is that Star Carr has not yielded "a single human bone" and only about 5% of the potential site has been dug, she estimated.

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Other finds at Star Carr have included headdresses made from red deer skulls, thought to be used in rituals.

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Star Carr hit the headlines in 2010 when a circular Stone Age structure found was dated to about 8,500 BC.

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Star Carr is a Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age, site near Scarborough in North Yorkshire dating to almost 11,000 years ago.

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For example, bone deterioration has been documented at Star Carr, an archaeological site in northern England.

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