Iron age hillforts in Britain and beyond /

"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 from the later Bronze Age. With such a range of variants represented, no single explanation of their function or social significanc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harding, D. W. (Dennis William) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Fortification, Prehistoric > Europe.
Iron age > Europe.
Fortifications préhistoriques > Europe.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Fortification, Prehistoric.
Iron age.
Ringwall.
Befestigung
Bauweise
Funktion
Järnåldern.
Fornborgar.
Europe.
Großbritannien
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Defining Issues
  • History of Hillfort Studies
  • Anatomy of Hillfort Enclosure
  • Inside and Outside of Hillforts
  • Hillforts in the Landscape
  • Chronology
  • Function 1: Defence
  • Function 2: Social, Economic, Ritual
  • Documentary Sources
  • Ethnographic Models
  • Conclusion: A Sense of Place.

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