{"product_id":"beacons-in-the-landscape-book-ian-brown-9781905119226","title":"Beacons in the Landscape","description":"Of all Britain's great archaeological monuments the Iron Age  hillforts have arguably had the most profound impact on the  landscape, if only because there are so many; yet we know very  little about them. Were they recognised as being something  special by those who created them or is the 'hillfort' purely an  archaeologists' 'construct'? How were they constructed, who lived  in them and to what uses were they put? This book, which is  richly illustrated with photography of sites throughout England  and Wales, addresses these and many other questions. After  discussing the difficult issue of definition and the great  excavations on which our knowledge is based, Ian Brown  investigates in turn hillforts' origins, their architecture, and  the role they played in Iron Age society. He also discusses the  latest theories about their location, social significance and  chronology. The book provides a valuable synthesis of the rich  vein of research carried out in Britain on hillforts over the  last thirty years. Hillforts' great variability poses many  problems, and this book should help guide both the specialist and  non-specialist alike though the complex literature. Furthermore,  it has an important conservation objective. Land use in the  modern era has not been kind to these monuments, with a  significant number either disfigured or lost. Public  consciousness of their importance needs raising if their  management is to be improved and their future assured.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49524043088145,"sku":"GOR005935264","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1905119224.jpg?v=1750899489","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/beacons-in-the-landscape-book-ian-brown-9781905119226","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}