Iron Age Hillforts in Britain and Beyond
Iron Age Hillforts in Britain and Beyond

Author: Dennis Harding

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0199695245

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Widely regarded as major visible field monuments of the Iron Age, hillforts are central to an understanding of later prehistoric communities in Britain and Europe. Harding reviews the changing perceptions of hillforts and the future prospects for hillfort research, highlighting aspects of contemporary investigation and interpretation.

Britain Begins
Britain Begins

Author: Barry Cunliffe

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 0199609330

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The story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest - who they were, where they came from, and how they related to one another.

Bronze Age and Iron Age Hill Forts
Bronze Age and Iron Age Hill Forts

Author: Dawn Finch

Publisher: Raintree

Published: 2018-11

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1474730485

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What are hill forts? Who built them and why? What was life in a hill fort like? Hill forts are walled places that were built during Prehistoric times. These walled places, or enclosures, were built on high ground and had high walls, fences and ditches built around them. Archaeologists believe that there were once many thousands of hill forts in existence while today there are 3,000 of them remaining. They are a fascinating reminder of our Bronze and Iron Age ancestors and give us clues about how they lived and their early building methods. In this book you can find out about why people built hill forts, how they built them, why they chose particular building sites and much more. You can also read in-depth profiles of the most well-known hill forts in the UK, such as Maiden Castle, Danebury and Mither Tap.

Iron Age Communities in Britain
Iron Age Communities in Britain

Author: Barry Cunliffe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 1016

ISBN-13: 1134277237

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Since its first publication in 1971, Barry Cunliffe's monumental survey has established itself as a classic of British archaeology. This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions, whilst taking into account the significant developments that have moulded the discipline in recent years. Barry Cunliffe here incorporates new theoretical approaches, technological advances and a range of new sites and finds, ensuring that Iron Age Communities in Britain remains the definitive guide to the subject.

Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle

Author: N M Sharples

Publisher: English Heritage

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1848021674

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This report discusses the results of a programme of research in 1985 and 1986 into the history of the hillfort of Maiden Castle.

Atlas of the Hillforts of Britain and Ireland
Atlas of the Hillforts of Britain and Ireland

Author: Gary Lock

Publisher: EUP

Published: 2022-02-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781474447126

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The hillforts of five countries thoroughly mapped, described and explained This book provides the first comprehensive series of maps of the hillforts of Britain and Ireland, with accompanying commentaries and broader overviews which interpret the survival and detection of this evidence in its later prehistoric and early historic contexts. The authors expertly assess and analyse the available evidence for over 4,000 hillforts from Shetland to Cornwall to County Clare to a single standard and present their findings in both map and descriptive form. Linking to the online appendix where a wealth of detailed information is available to search, the book is an indispensable resource. Gary Lock is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Ian Ralston is Abercromby Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh and President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.