Segsbury Camp
Excavations in 1996 and 1997 at an Iron Age Hillfort on the Oxfordshire Ridgeway
Oxford University School of Archaeology (Publisher)
Published on 10. October 2005
Book
Hardback
158 pages
978-0-947816-68-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume describes the two seasons of excavation at Segsbury Camp which form a part of Oxford University's Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project . It contains background material and a series of interpretations of the site at different scales finishing with a discussion of the Lambourn Downs landscape in later prehistoric and Romano-British times. The evidence suggests that the large hillfort of Segsbury was used during the period 6th to 2nd century BC but was not densely and permanently occupied. It also seems that Segsbury was constructed in a new and previously unused area of the Downs. Alternative interpretations are explored within a framework of trying to understand what is meant by 'community' and how Segsbury interacted with other hillforts in the area. The detail provided by the excavation of several hillforts on the Lambourn Downs suggests that they were different forms of monument and argues against trying to understand hillforts as a single category.
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this is a reflective study, where relatively small excavations pursue and inspire complex thoughts.' -- British Archaeology British ArchaeologyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 303 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
918 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-947816-68-1 (9780947816681)
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Persons
Gary Lock is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. His research interests include computer applications and quantitative methods in archaeology especially Geographical Information Systems, their application and theoretical aspects (current interests are modelling visibility and movement). Professor Chris Gosden holds the Chair of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford. He has published extensively on Celtic art, archaeology, landscape and identity.