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Are the Damerham long barrows ‘the oldest tombs in Britain’?

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Are the Damerham long barrows ‘the oldest tombs in Britain’?

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Who knows? Long barrows are the earliest form of burial monument to be built in the British Isles, so technically the answer is ‘maybe’. However, long barrows in Britain are numbered in the hundreds and their construction spanned several centuries. They could be early examples, or they could be late in the sequence. Let’s wait and see.

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