New over old: an image-based reassessment of Le Déhus passage grave's 'Le Gardien du Tombeau', Guernsey - George Nash, Kevin Jelly
This paper discusses in depth a recent discovery, among other observations, made by the authors in 2015 at the Le Déhus passage grave in eastern Guernsey, Channel Islands. The discovery involves the probable medieval or post-medieval pigment enhancement of a Neolithic carving of a figure, arguably a warrior, known as the Le Gardien du Tombeau. We regard this enhancement as an act of Christianisation. The Christianisation of later prehistoric sites has long been known but inadequately discussed in archaeological circles. As part of our overall research strategy we also comment on the various engraved sections of the Le Gardien du Tombeau, detailing the attributes of this figure. We ask the question, why paint a Christian image within an already well-known and established prehistoric monument?
Time and Mind, 9:3, 245-265
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