Author: Gary Lock Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 178969227X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 238
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The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland project (2012-2016) compiled a massive database on hillforts by a team drawn from the Universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Cork. This volume outlines the history of the project, offers preliminary assessments of the online digital Atlas and presents initial research studies using Atlas data.
Author: Gary Lock Publisher: EUP ISBN: 9781474447126 Category : History Languages : en Pages :
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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.
Author: Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland (Conference) Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology ISBN: 9781789692266 Category : Fortification, Prehistoric Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland project (2012-2016) compiled a massive database on hillforts by a team drawn from the Universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Cork. This volume outlines the history of the project, offers preliminary assessments of the online digital Atlas and presents initial research studies using Atlas data.
Author: Davide Delfino Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1789692555 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 256
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This book presents 19 papers from the International Colloquium ‘FortMetalAges’ (Portugal, 2017); they discuss different interpretive ideas for defensive structures whose construction had necessitated large investment, present new case studies, and conduct comparative analysis between different regions and periods (Chalcolithic to Iron Age).
Author: Wendy Morrison Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1803270071 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 172
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This collection of essays by leading researchers in the archaeology of the European Iron Age pays tribute to Professor John Collis who, since the 1960s, has been involved in investigating and enriching our understanding of Iron Age society and, crucially, questioning the status quo of our narratives about the past.
Author: John Manley Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 168
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"The prehistoric past of the British Isles has long been a source of wonder. In this new and richly illustrated book, John Manley makes full use of all the latest discoveries to provide an up-to-date, informative and highly readable account of prehistoric Britain and Ireland, from the first meagre evidence of hunter-gatherers to the sophisticated society that the Romans encountered on their invasion of Britain in 43 AD"--Book jacket.
Author: Gary Lock Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1803273135 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 141
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Moel-y-Gaer (Bodfari) is the northernmost of a series of hillforts atop the Clwydian hills in Wales. Nine seasons of survey and excavation reveal details of Moel-y-Gaer’s ramparts, entrances and interior. Discussion situates the site within the later prehistoric settlement record for north-eastern Wales paying particular attention to hillforts.
Author: Dirk Brandherm Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1803275405 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 130
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Eight papers, ranging from the Chalcolithic in Northwest Africa and Iberia to the Iron Age in Central Europe, shed light on issues as diverse as the principles of chronology building, the role of alleged ‘defensive’ enclosures, pottery studies, use-wear analysis of Iron Age weaponry and the Hallstatt/La Tène transition in the eastern Alps.
Author: Gary Lock
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Author: Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland (Conference)
Author: Barry W. Cunliffe
Author: Davide Delfino
Author: Wendy Morrison
Author: John Manley
Author: Gary Lock
Author: Dirk Brandherm