Was the purpose of an Iron Age hillfort to defend people and resources or was it there to show the power of the community and its leaders? Was the Middle Iron Age trend to large complex 'defenses' a response to developing tactics of assault or did the huge amounts of construction work serve the purpose of building community identity through shared labor? The name 'hillfort' implies a defensive purpose, but in recent decades alternative interpretations have gained favor, based on analyses suggesting that hillforts are poorly suited to military purposes and on views of Iron Age society that...
Was the purpose of an Iron Age hillfort to defend people and resources or was it there to show the power of the community and its leaders? Was the Mid...
Australia has a proud history of achievements in radio astronomy, and through the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics (and later the Australia Telescope National Facility) has been a world leader in radio astronomy since the end of World War II.
Australia has a proud history of achievements in radio astronomy, and through the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics (and later the Australia Telescope Na...