Reconstruction of an Iron Age village, Wiltshire

Photograph taken circa 1945 © Copyright Crown copyright.NMR ref: bb68/08357

A reconstruction of life in the Iron Age village of Little Woodbury in Wiltshire for the BBC film Beginning of History. The hut, palisade and post structure are based on excavated evidence. (This photograph is from the Central Office of Information collection.)

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Wiltshire Little Woodbury

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Prehistoric (to AD42)

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This is a reconstruction drawing of what Old Oswestry Hillfort might have looked like. The hillfort has ramparts made of five earthen banks and ditches. There are two entrances, one on the east and one on the west. The inner two banks and ditches are the earliest and probably dating to around the sixth century BC. The visible earthworks represent several phases of construction. Each phase increased the defensive capabilities and status of the site. Excavations during the 1940s revealed that the site was in use from the Late Bronze Age through to the end of the Iron Age. The earliest occupation of the site being a Late Bronze Age settlement of round huts. A Roman phase at the site is indicated by finds of pottery and tile, but exactly where their activity was concentrated is uncertain. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (20100. Read detailed archaeological description.

Reconstruction of an Iron Age village, Wiltshire

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