Atlas of the Hillforts of Britain and Ireland
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Biografisk notat
Gary Lock is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Oxford where he has researched and taught later prehistoric archaeology for over 30 years. He has a special interest in landscapes, including the applications of Geographic Information Systems, and the theoretical and practical study of hillforts. Gary has led excavations at hillforts on the Oxfordshire Ridgeway, in North Wales and Shropshire. He is a long standing member of the Hillfort Study Group. Ian Ralston is Abercromby Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, is presently President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He has excavated hillforts in France at Mont Beuvray in Burgundy and Levroux and Bourges in Berry. The writer of some 150 published papers, he is the author or editor of more than 20 books. Ian has also extensively researched Scottish archaeological topics including both pre- and post-Roman hillforts.Well-written and illustrated, the Atlas is easy for those without detailed archaeological knowledge to understand. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in the topic or the findings of the original project.
- Andrew Tibbs, Current Archaeology
Well-written and -illustrated, the Atlas is easy for those without detailed archaeological knowledge to understand. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in the topic or the findings of the original project.
- Andrew Tibbs, The Past
Atlas has high production standards, clear text and Paula Levick’s crisp cartography, enhanced by some 155 maps and diagrams, almost all in colour and 75 tables, showing absolute and percentage figures of hillfort attributes on a regional basis […] by providing accessible meta detail for each hillfort, it facilitates further enquiry, raising questions about the relationships which hillforts have to one another in time and space and to their topography, and for this, Gary Lock, Ian Ralston and the wider team who have worked on this project are to be commended.
- James McDougall, Scottish Archaeological Journal
A lasting legacy of The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland project and just reward for the considerable achievement of the authors in steering the compilation of the online Atlas and the production of this published volume will be the new research and conservation initiatives that hopefully it will continue to inspire.
- W.J. Britnell, Archaeologia Cambrensis
Painstakingly researched and generously illustrated, this book provides an unparalleled overview of the hillforts of Britain and Ireland. An indispensable resource for all future study of these emblematic monuments.
Colin Haselgrove, Professor of Archaeology, University of Leicester