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Investigating the Iron Age and Roman period in SW Britain. Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday Posts (mostly) by Miles Russell

Durotriges Dig

Another glorious day at #Durotriges26. The rain has Almost cleared through….

It's a bit busy in Trench T today with all staff, students and volunteers working to clean features after the morning rain Jon takes a moment to take it all in before the next burst of liquid sunshine #Durotriges26

A beautiful afternoon at #Durotriges26, and the ground dried out pretty quickly. I was working on a small pit with some carefully arranged flints over a.... find out tomorrow.

The outer defences of Barbury Castle in Wiltshire, still remarkably well preserved on this northern side #HillfortsWednesday 📸 Me 🏺 #archaeology #photooftheday

#HillfortsWednesday The Oppidum d'Ensérune is an #ancient hill-town (or oppidum) near the village of Nissan-lez-Ensérune, #France, located between Béziers and Narbonne. The settlement was occupied without interruption between the 6th century BC and 1st C AD. #Archaeology #History

Cleaning two Iron Age roundhouse gulleys in Trench S at #Durotriges26 as rhe rain, hail and thunder diverts to the north... ...for the moment at least 🌧⛈️ #Archaeology

Mam Tor Western Ramparts courtesy of veggiesosage. #HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #Archaeology

Roquepertuse has a fascinating #history that includes an Iron Age hillfort and a #Celtic community and shrine, where early forms of barley beer were made. The #hillfort dates to ca. 300 BC, with a fortification wall enclosing some 1300 square meters. #HillfortsWednesday #France

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#HillfortsWednesday: `The historical development of the south-western territory of Slovakia in the late La Tène period (from 125 BC to the turn of the millennium) is associated with the presence of the Boii, a group of #Celtic tribes. Typical for the period […] [Original post on hear-me.social]