Iron Age Hillforts in Britain and Beyond

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Dennis Harding (Abercromby Professor Emeritus of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Edinburgh)

Iron Age Hillforts in Britain and Beyond

Dennis Harding (Abercromby Professor Emeritus of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Edinburgh)

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Oxford University Press
10 January 2013

Archaeological theory; Prehistoric archaeology; Landscape archaeology

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 significance could satisfy all possible interpretations of their role. While they are conventionally viewed as defence settlements or regional centres controlled by a social elite, this role has been challenged in recent years, and instead hillforts are being considered primarily as expressions of social identity with strong ritual and cosmological associations. Current hillfort interpretations are in danger of reflecting contemporary social sensitivities more strongly than any recognizable Iron Age priorities, and the need for critical analysis of basic archaeological evidence is paramount.

Critically reviewing the evidence of hillforts in Britain, in the wider context of Ireland and continental Europe, the volume focuses on their structural features, chronology, landscape context, and their social, economic and symbolic functions, and is well illustrated throughout with site plans, reconstruction drawings, and photographs. Harding reviews the changing perceptions of hillforts and the future prospects for hillfort research, highlighting aspects of contemporary investigation and interpretation.

By: Dennis Harding (Abercromby Professor Emeritus of Prehistoric Archaeology University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 167mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199695249
ISBN 10: 0199695245
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 10 January 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dennis Harding was Abercromby Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh from 1977-2007. He has directed excavations of Iron Age sites from Wessex to the Western Isles.