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Why did populations start to colonise
and fortify hilltops in the Late Bronze
Age?
- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
- Evidence for deterioration of the environment?
- Case Studies
- Pollen diagram evidence
- Pollen diagram evidence
- Case Studies
- Evidence for movement down from upland areas
- Changes in settlement patterns as a result of environmental changes?
- Changes in use / type of agricultural land?
- Effects on society
- Competition, leading to hill fort development?
- Competition, leading to hill fort development?
- Effects on society
- Evidence for deterioration of the environment?
- SETTLEMENT
- Evidence for seasonality?
- Fortification
- Typology of fortifications
- Similarities to other LBA hill forts?
- Links?
- Links?
- Similarities to other LBA hill forts?
- Typology of fortifications
- Where do hill forts sit in the LBA settlement landscape?
- Relationship to other types of settlement - proximity?
- Case study area with solid, dated settlement data
- Case study area with solid, dated settlement data
- Relationship to other types of settlement - proximity?
- Agriculture associated with hill forts
- Is agriculture changing because of environment? Is this leading to development of hill forts?
- Relationship to existing agriculture eg Celtic Fields
- Relationship to pasturalism eg corral?
- EVIDENCE
- Is agriculture changing because of environment? Is this leading to development of hill forts?
- Type of activity on hillforts
- Industry?
- Is there an agglomoration of the populations skills?
- Economies of scale?
- Is there an increase of activity at and of LBA associated with increased levels of bronze depositions?
- Is there an increase of activity at and of LBA associated with increased levels of bronze depositions?
- Economies of scale?
- Is there an agglomoration of the populations skills?
- Industry?
- Evidence for seasonality?
- MATERIAL CULTURE
- What do the MC assemblages tell us about the usage of hill forts in the LBA?
- GRAPHS
- GRAPHS
- Typologies of assemblages at LBA hill forts
- Graphs
- Dominant artefacts?
- Graphs
- Similarities with other LBA hillforts?
- Evidence of trade / links
- Evidence of trade / links
- Graphs
- Graphs
- What changes can be seen within the MC of the LBA?
- Is there signs of stress within society that might have contributed to hill fort development?
- Increase in bronze deposition in LBA
- Any hoards associated with LBA hill forts?
- Any hoards associated with LBA hill forts?
- Is there signs of stress within society that might have contributed to hill fort development?
- What do the MC assemblages tell us about the usage of hill forts in the LBA?
- LANDSCAPE
- Height above sea level?
- Any similarities between hill forts?
- Any similarities between hill forts?
- Geology
- Proximity to water sources e.g. riverine or coastal locations
- Any emerging patterns
- Any emerging patterns
- Any evidence of more ancient use of same hilltops?
- Proximity to other LBA hill forts
- Clusters??
- Clusters??
- Proximity to other settlements
- Height above sea level?
- SETTLEMENT
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