Northern exposure: interpretative devolution and the Iron Ages in Britain.

Northern exposure: interpretative devolution and the Iron Ages in Britain. BILL BEVAN (ed.). Northern exposure: interpretative devolution andthe Iron Ages in Britain (Leicester Archaeology Monographs 4). vii+288pages, 40 figures, 6 plates. 1999. Leicester: University of Leicester HistoryThe University was founded as Leicestershire and Rutland College in 1918. The site for the University was donated by a local textile manufacturer, Thomas Fielding Johnson, in order to create a living memorial for those who lost their lives in World War I. School of Archaeological Studies; 0-9510377-9-X paperback 18 [poundssterling]. BUCHSENSCHUTZ et al. claim that the main entrance to the oppidum ofMont Beuvray is the biggest among all Celtic hillforts. Analysis of theexcavations of 1868 and 1984-96 shows that it was rebuilt or modifiedseveral times but the authors disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people"hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" the originalexcavator's view that this had to do with enemy action. Rather,they consider that it shows both critical assessments of the militaryengineering and availability of plenty of labour. Possible workshopswere found. The evidence corresponds to the 1st century BC. Survey ofthe ramparts showed that they ran about 7 km and included more than adozen other entries. Geophysical survey Geophysical survey refers to the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies. Geophysical surveys may use a great variety of sensing instruments, and data may be collected from above or below the Earth's surface or from aerial or marine platforms. seemed to confirm the presenceof the iron spikes associated with this type of rampart (murusgallicus Murus Gallicus or Gallic Wall is a method of construction of defensive walls used to protect Iron Age hillforts and oppida of the La Tene period in Western Europe. ). Another possible rampart was discovered within the mainenclosure. Abstracts are provided in English and German. Dr Haselgrove observes, in assessing the 14 other papers inNorthern exposure, that, north of the Midlands, Iron Age Britain haslong been dismissed as a backwater. The core of this refreshing bookcomprises critical reviews of districts and regions, opening newapproaches to evidence for social organization and symbolism as well asmore traditional topics such as trade. For instance, where A. Chadwicksuggests radical approaches to studying patterns of cropmarks, R.Hingley usefully complements recent ideas about the symbolic location ofhillforts with a review of `reuse of Neolithic and earlier Bronze Agemonuments' (cf. OTTAWAY, below), and A. Piccini assesses museumpresentations of Iron Age Wales. The 9 papers presented by Drs DAVIES & WILLIAMSON alsochallenge earlier interregional in��ter��re��gion��al?adj.Of, involving, or connecting two or more regions: interregional migration; interregional banking.generalisations; but this book is moreconventional (field archaeology, environmental archaeology, numismaticsetc.) and less experimental, and may, therefore, appeal to morearchaeologists. One of its strengths is a sustained assessment of thenature of the archaeological sample for the area. (See also WEBSTER in`The Classical world ...', below.)