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Hiking a STONE AGE FORT. Archaeological Adventure
20 giugno 2024 · 11 min · 271 visualizzazioni · Danebury Iron Age Hillfort
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Steve and Annette, who normally cruise full-time on their boat, SV Cordelia, visit the Danebury Hill Fort in Wiltshire, England, while taking a break from sailing to handle family matters in the UK.0:18 The site, a 2,500-year-old Iron Age hill fort, served as a farming community for 300 to 400 people for over 500 years.5:37 Excavations in 1969 and 1988 revealed evidence of 73 roundhouses, 500 rectangular buildings, and various storage pits.7:22 The fort’s elevated position provided a strategic vantage point for monitoring the surrounding landscape.4:26 Today, the area is a nature conservation site featuring a trig point and diverse flora, including old hazel trees.4:17 Artifacts recovered from the site, including stone, bone, iron, and bronze objects, are housed in a museum in Andover.7:29 The crew plans to pause their content production for one month to visit family in Canada before returning to their cruising life.9:25
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