Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, Symbolic and Territorial Aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age

This book presents 19 papers from the International Colloquium ‘FortMetalAges’ (Portugal, 2017); they discuss different interpretive ideas for defensive structures whose construction had necessitated large investment, present new case studies, and conduct comparative analysis between different regions and periods (Chalcolithic to Iro

Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, Symbolic and Territorial Aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age presents the contributions to the International Colloquium ‘FortMetalAges’ (10th-12th November 2017, Guimaraes, Portugal), The Colloquium was organised by the Scientific Commission ‘Metal Ages in Europe’ of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP/ IUSPP) and by the Martin Sarmento Society of Guimaraes. Nineteen papers discuss different interpretive ideas for defensive structures whose construction had necessitated large investment, present new case studies, and conduct comparative analysis between different regions and chronological periods from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age.

"Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, symbolic and territorial aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age - Davide Delfino, Fernando Coimbra, Goncalo Cruz and Daniela CardosoAndy ReymannGary Lock and Ian Ralston ; The chronology of the defensive systems at Los Millares (Santa Fe de Mondujar, Almeria, Spain) - Fernando Molina Gonzalez, Jose Andres Afonso Marrero, Juan Antonio Camara Serrano, Alberto Dorado Alejos, Rafael Maria Martinez Sanchez and Liliana Spanedda ; Fortified and Monumentalised Landscapes of the Beira-Douro region between the 3rd and 1st millennia BC: Architecture, Scenarios and Symbology - Alexandre CanhaDavide Delfino and Angiolo Del LuccheseLuis Berrocal-Rangel, Antonio Carlos S. Silva, Rosario Garcia Gimenez and Lucia RuanoPaolo Rondini and Lorenzo ZamboniCaroline von Nicolai ; Some symbolic and chronological aspects of rock art of the Hillfort Culture, northwest Iberian Peninsula - Fernando CoimbraLeif Hansen, Dirk Krausse and Roberto TarpiniManuel Fernandez-GotzJorge Camino Mayor and Esperanza Martin Hernandez ; The Iron Age hillforts of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country): settlement patterns, fortification systems and territory control - Sonia San Jose, Antxoka Martinez, Xabier Penalver, Carlos Olaetxea, Javier Prieto Dominguez and Juncal CalvoOliver Davis and Niall Sharples ; The oppidum of Manching: Examining the construction and defensive capability of a Late Iron Age fortification - Thimo BrestelFrancesca Di Palma ; Walls and Castros. Delimitation structures in the proto-historic settlements of Entre Douro and Vouga region (central-north Portugal) - Antonio Manuel S. P. Silva and Gabriel R. PereiraGoncalo Cruz and Jose Antunes ", Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, symbolic and territorial aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age – Davide Delfino, Fernando Coimbra, Gonçalo Cruz and Daniela CardosoAndy ReymannGary Lock and Ian Ralston ;

The chronology of the defensive systems at Los Millares (Santa Fe de Mondújar, Almería, Spain) – Fernando Molina González, José Andrés Afonso Marrero, Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano, Alberto Dorado Alejos, Rafael María Martínez Sánchez and Liliana Spanedda ;

Fortified and Monumentalised Landscapes of the Beira-Douro region between the 3rd and 1st millennia BC: Architecture, Scenarios and Symbology – Alexandre CanhaDavide Delfino and Angiolo Del LuccheseLuis Berrocal-Rangel, António Carlos S. Silva, Rosario García Giménez and Lucía RuanoPaolo Rondini and Lorenzo ZamboniCaroline von Nicolai ;

Some symbolic and chronological aspects of rock art of the Hillfort Culture, northwest Iberian Peninsula – Fernando CoimbraLeif Hansen, Dirk Krausse and Roberto TarpiniManuel Fernández-GötzJorge Camino Mayor and Esperanza Martín Hernández ;

The Iron Age hillforts of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country): settlement patterns, fortification systems and territory control – Sonia San Jose, Antxoka Martínez, Xabier Peñalver, Carlos Olaetxea, Javier Prieto Domínguez and Juncal CalvoOliver Davis and Niall Sharples ;

The oppidum of Manching: Examining the construction and defensive capability of a Late Iron Age fortification – Thimo BrestelFrancesca Di Palma ;

Walls and Castros. Delimitation structures in the proto-historic settlements of Entre Douro and Vouga region (central-north Portugal) – António Manuel S. P. Silva and Gabriel R. PereiraGonçalo Cruz and José Antunes

• Edited by Davide Delfino
• Edited by Fernando Coimbra
• Edited by Gonçalo P. C. Cruz
• Edited by Daniela Cardoso