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Author Brown, Ian, 1970-

Title Beacons in the landscape : the hillforts of England and Wales / Ian Brown
Published Oxford : Windgather : David Brown, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, plans
Contents pt. 1. The 'elusive' hillfort. Definition and distribution ; Great surveys--great excavations -- pt. 2. Defining the space. Beginnings ; Enclosure ; Interiors -- pt. 3. Hillforts and society. People ; Economy ; Superstition, belief, and ritual ; Coins, tribes, Rome, and resistance -- pt. 4. Hillfort location, function, and social significance. Beacons in the landscape : new theories--new questions ; Hillforts : a synthesis of ideas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Earthworks (Archaeology) -- England.
Earthworks (Archaeology) -- Wales
Fortification, Prehistoric -- England.
Fortification, Prehistoric -- Wales
Iron age -- Great Britain
Iron age -- Wales.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Antiquities
Earthworks (Archaeology)
Fortification, Prehistoric
Iron age
Höhenburg
SUBJECT England -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043261
Wales -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002971
Subject England
Great Britain
Wales
England
Wales
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781909686250
1909686255
9781909686274
1909686271