Hillfort gate-mechanisms: A contextual, architectural reassessment of Eddisbury, Hembury, and Cadbury hillforts

Pope, Rachel ORCID: 0000-0001-6178-3481, Mason, Richard, Hamilton, Derek, Rule, Edward and Swogger, John (2020) Hillfort gate-mechanisms: A contextual, architectural reassessment of Eddisbury, Hembury, and Cadbury hillforts. Archaeological Journal, 177 (2). pp. 339-407.

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Abstract

This paper offers a typology of hillfort gate-mechanisms, and a developed understanding of temporal depth in hillfort architecture – via applied contextual analysis. Rediscovery of the Eddisbury hillfort archive revealed three iron gate-mechanisms. To situate these rare objects, detailed analyses of entrance architecture and stratigraphy was conducted – for Eddisbury and parallels (Hembury, South Cadbury) – enabling new sequences, resolution of the Mid-Late Cadbury sequence, and reconstruction of the Cadbury gate-fittings. Crucially, Bayesian analysis of C-14 dates from Eddisbury confirm a 400 BC date for developed hillforts. Eddisbury’s gate-mechanisms are revealed as the earliest in Europe, with Roman adoption of Iron Age technology.

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Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2020 12:58
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2024 05:52
DOI:	10.1080/00665983.2019.1711301
Open Access URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00665...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3099929