This bronze cauldron is part of a temporary exhibition called Feast!, currently on at Stonehenge. It shows how in prehistoric times people had huge feasts as part of celebrations.
Our Neolithic ancestors would sometimes travel long distances - even as far as Scotland - bringing livestock with them, to meet up at places such as Stonehenge and have banquets. The exhibition explains that they didn't only eat meat. Fruit, vegetables, nuts and some cereals were also an important part of their diet. They probably also made cheese or yogurt from milk.
The cauldron in the photo above was found in a lake at Llyn Fawr in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It dates from about 700 BC and was part of a hoard of objects, probably put in the lake as an offering to local deities. It is on loan to Stonehenge from the National Museums Wales. I took the photo earlier this week when I visited Stonehenge on my way back from Boscastle, in Cornwall.
My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures. If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself.
Links and previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/06/full-moon-at-stonehenge-at-summer.html
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/feast-exhibition-at-stonehenge/
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/06/pagan-eye-cuckoo-stone-near-woodhenge.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/03/tales-from-witch-room-cauldrons-big-and.html
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