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Author Stewart, Dave

Title Hillforts and the Durotriges A Geophysical Survey of Iron Age Dorset
Published Oxford : Archaeopress, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (188 p.)
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction: The Durotriges Project -- Miles Russell and Paul Cheetham -- 2. Defining Hillforts in Dorset -- Dave Stewart and Miles Russell -- 3. A History of Dorset Hillfort Investigation -- John Gale -- 4. The Survey -- Dave Stewart -- 4.01 Abbotsbury -- The Site -- Results (Figures 4.01.5 and 4.01.6) -- Interpretation -- 4.02 Badbury Rings -- The Site -- Results (Figure 4.02.5 and 4.02.6) -- Interpretation -- 4.03 Banbury -- Interpretation (Figure 4.03.5) -- Results (Figure 4.03.4) -- The Site -- 4.04 Bulbury
Results (Figures 4.04.3 and 4.04.4) -- The Site -- Interpretation -- 4.05 Buzbury -- The Site -- Interpretation -- Results (Figures 4.05.4 and 4.05.5) -- 4.06 Chalbury -- Results (Figure 4.06.6) -- The Site -- Interpretation -- 4.07 Chilcombe -- The Site -- 4.08 Coney's Castle -- Interpretation -- The Site -- Results (Figure 4.08.7) -- Interpretation -- 4.09 Dungeon Hill -- The Site -- Results (Figures 4.09.5 and 4.09.6) -- Interpretation -- 4.10 Eggardon -- The Site -- Results (Figure 4.10.5) -- Interpretation -- 4.11 Flowers Barrow -- The Site -- Interpretation
Results (Figures 4.11.5 and 4.11.6) -- 4.12 Hambledon Hill -- The Site -- Results (Figure 4.12.12) -- 4.13 Hod Hill -- Interpretation -- The Site -- Results (Figure 4.13.14) -- Interpretation -- 4.14 Lambert's Castle -- The Site -- Results (Figures 4.14.4 and 4.14.5) -- Interpretation -- 4.15 Maiden Castle -- The Site -- Results (Figure 4.15.7) -- Interpretation -- 4.16 Nettlecombe Tout -- Results (Figures 4.16.4 and 4.16.5) -- The Site -- Interpretation -- 4.17 North Poorton -- Interpretation -- Results (Figures 4.17.5 and 4.17.6) -- The Site -- 4.18 Pilsdon Pen
Results (Figures 4.18.4 and 4.18.5) -- The Site -- Interpretation -- 4.19 Poundbury -- The Site -- Results (Figures 4.19.5 and 4.19.6) -- Interpretation -- 4.20 Rawlsbury -- The Site -- Results (Figures 4.20.5 and 4.20.6) -- Interpretation -- 4.21 Spettisbury -- The Site -- Results (Figures 4.21.8 and 4.21.9) -- Interpretation -- Location, location, location -- 5. Understanding Hillforts: What Geophysical Survey is Teaching Us -- Dave Stewart -- Habitation -- Subsequent Use -- Afterword -- 6. Once Upon a Hill: Uncoupling the Durotriges -- Miles Russell -- Maiden Castle -- Spettisbury -- Hod Hill
Conclusions -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Cover -- Figure 1.01. The Later Iron Age tribes of Southern Britain (Justin Russell) -- Figure 1.02. Durotrigian 'Four Branch' silver stater: ABC 2166 (© Chris Rudd www.celticcoins.com) -- Figure 1.03. Durotrigian 'Cranborne Chase' silver stater: ABC 2157 (© Chris Rudd www.celticcoins.com) -- Figure 1.04. A formal, Durotrigian style contracted burial dating to the early 1st century AD from the Durotriges 'Big Dig' excavation at Winterborne Kingston (Miles Russell)
Summary This volume sets out the results of a detailed programme of non-intrusive geophysical survey conducted across hillforts of Dorset (UK), generating detailed subsurface maps of archaeological features, in the hope of better resolving the phasing, form and internal structure of these iconic sites
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Figure 1.05. A formal, Durotrigian style crouched burial dating to the early 1st century AD from the Durotriges 'Big Dig' excavation at Winterborne Kingston (Miles Russell)
Subject Fortification, Prehistoric -- England -- Dorset
Geophysics in archaeology.
Antiquities
Fortification, Prehistoric
Geophysics in archaeology
SUBJECT Dorset (England) -- Antiquities
Subject England -- Dorset
Form Electronic book
Author Russell, Miles
Cheetham, Paul
ISBN 9781784917166
1784917168