Black and white
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2016.50.915
Identification
Item: Chysauster Fogou
Description: A photograph of an entrance to the fogou, or underground chamber, at Chysauster ancient village. Fogous are underground stone-built tunnels, usually with a long passage and sometimes with a chamber and side passages, dating from the early and middle Iron Age (c.500-200 BC) and found exclusively in the West of Cornwall and on the Isles of Scilly. Almost all known fogous are associated with settlements, although their purpose has been much debated, but it is thought that they may have had some form of ceremonial purpose. Chysauster village appears to have been abandoned during the third century AD, although it is now known what caused the villagers to move away. Source: English Heritage Guidebooks "Chysauster and Carn Euny Ancient Villages".
Condition: Good
Description
Material: Photographic paper
Production
Method: Printed
Category: Photography
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