At its core the “hero” is the figure who steps out of ordinary society, confronts chaos or a monster, and…
Snake Iconography in the British Isles The emergence and spread of certain iconographic symbols, such as that of a snake,…
A gazetteer of probable prehistoric mounds, cairns and boundary earthworks in Coverdale. It is not complete and is still being…
A barrow is a mound of earth and/or stones raised over a grave or group of graves. Used from the…
Archaeologists use the word “henge” for later-Neolithic and earliest Bronze-Age earthen rings whose ditch lies inside the bank, creating a…
This page holds our Glossary of Terms for Vitrified Forts.
The name Brigantia represents three separate concepts: a goddess, a people, and a tribal federation. By the Roman period, the…
Caer Caradoc is often linked to Caradoc (or Caradog), a prominent figure in Welsh mythology and Arthurian legend. Caradoc is…
An oppidum is the name given to a large population centre, with varying levels of fortification. So far, this concept…