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Remains of an Iron Age hill fort have been uncovered during excavation work to restore a series of caves in Kent. A dig at Margate Caves in preparation for the site being reopened to the public ...
The BBC series 'Surviving the Iron Age' was filmed at Castell Henllys Iron Age fort, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Buckinghamshire, Ivinghoe Beacon hill-fort, Ivinghoe (SP 960168).
The site where the Melsonby Hoard was discovered is close to what was the largest Iron Age hill fort in the north of England, at Stanwick. The fort, located near Richmond, was then the royal ...
Iron Age forts are often the oldest visible evidence of farming communities in Europe. Then the Romans came and knocked them out! Maybe next we’ll see how the multifarious races of Roman soldiers ...
No wonder it's called 'Mai-dun' - the Iron Age words for 'great fort'. Archaeologist Raksha Dave explores Maiden Castle – the biggest Iron Age Hill Fort in Britain. We find out how it was built ...
He said the known earthworks were probably the "more easily defended fort at the southern tip of the original hillfort, possibly in the Middle Iron Age". He believes the larger settlement ...
Another fine example of an Iron Age hillfort is Badbury Rings, which offers sweeping views and good walking trails to explore. All that remains of the fort are three ‘rings’ that would have ...
In the 65 years of excavations in Al Ain, archaeologists have found “Iron Age villages, forts, temples, aflaj and ancient palm gardens,” but burials were noticeably absent, according to the ...
An American billionaire's plans to build a country house in an English village could be delayed by a possible Iron Age hillfort near the site. Ronald Burkle, a businessman and the executive ...