Maiden Castle - 40 years on
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Hosted by The Dorchester Association for Local History and Archaeology, in partnership with the Prehistoric Society, Dorset Council and Dorchester Town Council
Marking the 40th anniversary of Professor Niall Sharples excavations in 1985–1986 this is an opportunity to consider research into focussed on Maiden Castle, its archives and its place in Iron Age and Hillfort Studies.
Maiden Castle and Ham Hill: The difference between Dorset and Somerset in the Iron Age Professor Niall Sharples, Cardiff University |
Monumental Protection: The Law Behind Maiden Castle’s Legacy Sasha Chapman, Historic England and Win Scutt, English Heritage |
Writing a history of hillfort studies from the Molly Cotton archive Emily Prtak |
The problem with Hawkes’ hillforts: W.J. Varley revisited (archive, biography, excavation) Dr Rachel Pope, University of Liverpool |
Shifting perspectives: the Neolithic causewayed enclosure and bank barrow at Maiden Castle in their local context Dr Susan Greaney, University of Exeter |
“The stream of years that have borne these deeds away from us” Radiocarbon analysis of the Maiden Castle burial population Dr Martin Smith, Dr Miles Russell, Paul Cheetham, Bournemouth University |
Osteobiographies from Maiden Castle Dr Rebecca Redfern, London Museum and Newcastle University |
Beyond the Castle: developing an understanding of the Durotriges Dr Miles Russell and Paul Cheetham, Bournemouth University |
‘Glinting white bones’ Art, archaeology and creativity – Maiden Castle and the work of Paul Nash Professor Melanie Giles, University of Manchester |