Bonney, D. (1968). Iron Age and Romano-British settlement sites in Wiltshire: some geographical considerations. Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 63. Vol 63, pp. 27-38.
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Iron Age and Romano-British settlement sites in Wiltshire: some geographical considerations | ||||||
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Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 63 | ||||||
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The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine | ||||||
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63 | ||||||
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27 - 38 | ||||||
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The 271 known sites, when analysed in terms of siting, relationship to soils, aspect and height above sea level, reveal certain points of contrast between the two periods. However, thirty-six sites were occupied in EIA and RB times, sometimes with continuity. Of the 114 EIA sites, 88% are confined to the chalk, mostly of course on hilltops, spurs or hill-slopes. thirty-five of these chalk sites are hillforts and sixty-five are other types of settlement. Those off the chalk are on other light soils like limestone. The 193 RB settlements, only 63% of which lie on the chalk, are at a generally lower altitude than their EIA counterparts; the more peaceful conditions of the Roman occupation, together with improved technology, allowed the abandonment of hilltop sites and the exploitation of valley bottoms. For Wiltshire as a whole, nearly 20% of the RB settlements are in valley bottoms, and some relationship with subsequent (Saxon) exploitation of these areas may yet be seen to exist. Some fifty-five RB sites giving reliable evidence of 4th cent occupation are analysed separately. | ||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1968 | ||||||
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05 Dec 2008 |
