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Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.
Thanks for the excuse to look at burning. 

The CS theory builds in the idea that the weapon and quern deposits at Hunsbury Hill, Northampton might be associated with the defeat of rebellion. The Fort was burnt down, and this is interpreted as vitrification. Attempting, and failing, to get a date for the burning event I came across this report from the local Landscape Archaeology Group (CLASP) which is well done and nicely presented;

 http://claspweb.org.uk/wp-content/upload...ampton.pdf

They do a similar job on the Castle Yard/Castle Dykes features. This follows the accepted RCHM interpretation of Medieval (Castle Dykes) and Prehistoric (Castle Yard) going to a bit of extra effort to kill off an Iron Age or Roman interpretation of  Castle Dykes with the phrase;

"It is difficult to advance a sound argument for earlier activity at Castle Dykes than the Anglo-Saxon period"

http://claspweb.org.uk/wp-content/upload...stone1.pdf

Also good to see a combined analysis of the Hillforts recognising the river system confluence at Arbury Hill recognised, an observation/theory first advanced on this thread I believe....

http://www.claspweb.org.uk/large_pdf_fil...report.pdf


fascinating area and features even if not Rebellion associated. The "Great Way" is referenced a couple of times in these pieces, described as a trackway starting in the Welsh Marches and going at least as far as Hunsbury. Does anyone know of any papers or mapping regarding this route? I think I have heard it referred to as the "Salt Way" before which I took to mean it had an association with Cheshire.

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Re: Calling all armchair generals! - by Ensifer - 03-11-2010, 03:13 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-18-2012, 06:26 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 12:02 AM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 02:50 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 05:40 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 11:26 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-24-2012, 05:11 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-24-2012, 09:42 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-24-2012, 10:10 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-25-2012, 03:11 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-25-2012, 03:25 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-25-2012, 08:36 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-26-2012, 02:57 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-27-2012, 01:50 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 08-05-2012, 02:24 PM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-07-2014, 02:18 PM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-08-2014, 01:50 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-11-2014, 02:03 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-18-2014, 07:54 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-20-2014, 02:37 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-25-2014, 08:29 AM
RE: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand. - by John1 - 11-16-2016, 09:54 AM

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