The Malvern Hills: an Archaeological Landscape

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Description: New. 1873592825 The Malvern Hills, a dramatic ridge of ancient volcanic rocks along the western edge of the Severn valley, are known archaeologically almost exclusively for two large and prominent Iron Age hillforts-British Camp and Midsummer Hill-that crown the ridge. Forming a socio-political boundary from at least the Bronze Age, they were also a ritual landscape throughout prehistory and into the medieval period, especially for the importance of numerous springs of pure water. In 1999 the ... read more