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Beacons in the Landscape Ian Brown

Beacons in the Landscape By Ian Brown

Beacons in the Landscape by Ian Brown


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Summary

Of all Britain's great archaeological monuments the Iron Age hillforts have arguably had the most profound impact on the landscape, if only because there are so many; yet we know very little about them.

Beacons in the Landscape Summary

Beacons in the Landscape: The Hillforts of England and Wales by Ian Brown

Of all Britain's great archaeological monuments the Iron Age hillforts have arguably had the most profound impact on the landscape, if only because there are so many; yet we know very little about them. Were they recognised as being something special by those who created them or is the 'hillfort' purely an archaeologists' 'construct'? How were they constructed, who lived in them and to what uses were they put? This book, which is richly illustrated with photography of sites throughout England and Wales, addresses these and many other questions. After discussing the difficult issue of definition and the great excavations on which our knowledge is based, Ian Brown investigates in turn hillforts' origins, their architecture, and the role they played in Iron Age society. He also discusses the latest theories about their location, social significance and chronology. The book provides a valuable synthesis of the rich vein of research carried out in Britain on hillforts over the last thirty years. Hillforts' great variability poses many problems, and this book should help guide both the specialist and non-specialist alike though the complex literature. Furthermore, it has an important conservation objective. Land use in the modern era has not been kind to these monuments, with a significant number either disfigured or lost. Public consciousness of their importance needs raising if their management is to be improved and their future assured.

Beacons in the Landscape Reviews

With a full index and comprehensive bibliography, this splendid book forms an ideal starting point for anyone interested in learning more about hillforts and the iron age in general.' -- British Archaeology British Archaeology ...In brief, an attractive book which many of us will want in our personal libraries.' -- Landscape History Landscape History It is refreshing to see many of the more challenging ideas on the problems of the Iron Age, and the thorny issues of hillforts in general, migrating from the realms of specialist research into a more mainstream narrative.With its extensive bibliography, which will be mined for some of its more obscure references, this book forms an enjoyable and solid companion to the study of the Iron Age of England and Wales.' -- Archaeologia Cambrensis Archaeologia Cambrensis What is clearly needed, in this new situation, is a fresh survey volume, written and presented in a manner accessible to any interested reader, provided with the full panoply of plans and photographs that marks most good archaeological publication, and devoted to the problem of the purpose of hillforts. Ian Brown's book is precisely this work.' -- The Oxford Art Journal The Oxford Art Journal

About Ian Brown

Ian Brown is an Honorary Research Associate of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, formerly an Honorary Associate of the University of Wales, Lampeter and Principal of the Consultancy Heritage Management Services.

Table of Contents

Preface. The elusive hillfort: Definition and Distribution; Great Surveys - Great Excavations. Defining the Space: Beginnings; Enclosure; Interiors. Hillforts and Society: People; Economy; Superstition, Belief and Ritual; Coins, Tribes, Rome and resistance. Hillfort location and social significance 'Beacons' in the landscape: New Theories, New Questions; Hillforts - a Synthesis of Ideas; Bibliography

Additional information

GOR005935264
9781905119226
1905119224
Beacons in the Landscape: The Hillforts of England and Wales by Ian Brown
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Windgather Press
20090720
267
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