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Danebury, Hampshire. Third Interim Report on the Excavations 1976-80

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

Barry Cunliffe
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Summary

The results of the excavations at the Iron Age hillfort at Danebury between 1977 and 1980 are briefly discussed. The main features include a number of Iron Age round houses found in stratigraphical sequence in the lee of the ramparts, rectangular buildings in the centre of the fort which may have had a religious function, and other occupation traces including pits and post-holes. Among the finds discussed are a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age bronze hoard, bronze horse trappings, and a scrap iron hoard containing cauldron hooks. Excavations are continuing.

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Research Article
Information
The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , September 1981 , pp. 238 - 254
Copyright
Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1981

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