Normal for Normans? Exploring the large round mounds of England
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Kathryn Krakowka
March 1, 2018
Silbury Hill at sunrise: at 31m tall, Silbury is the largest prehistoric monument in Europe. A recent investigation set out to see if the monument had any prehistoric siblings in England. (Photo: Steve Marshall)
Most of England’s monumental mounds are assumed to be Norman castle mottes built in the period immediately after the Conquest – but could some of them have much earlier origins? Jim Leary, Elaine Jamieson, and Phil Stastney report on a project that set out to investigate some of these mighty constructions.
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/normal-normans-exploring-large-round-mounds-england.htm
