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Hot off the press - the current issue of #AARGnews is available to download 🎉 Issue 71 shares postcards from the 42nd #AARG Conference in Trondheim, plus articles from Central Bohemia to the Ukraine. 🌎
aargonline.com/wp/aarg-news/
Enjoy!
#archaeology #aerialarchaeology #remotesensing #ALS
aargonline.com/wp/aarg-news/
Enjoy!
#archaeology #aerialarchaeology #remotesensing #ALS
AARGnews Spotlight: 📣Drone-based magnetometer survey📣
How do you speed up a geophysical survey of an archaeological site? By using an aerial platform!
In a study supported by an AARG Fund grant, Kseniia Bondar et al describe their use of a UAV mag to survey 2 Roman forts in Ukraine #geophysics
How do you speed up a geophysical survey of an archaeological site? By using an aerial platform!
In a study supported by an AARG Fund grant, Kseniia Bondar et al describe their use of a UAV mag to survey 2 Roman forts in Ukraine #geophysics
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
AARGnews Spotlight: 📣Drone-based magnetometer survey📣
How do you speed up a geophysical survey of an archaeological site? By using an aerial platform!
In a study supported by an AARG Fund grant, Kseniia Bondar et al describe their use of a UAV mag to survey 2 Roman forts in Ukraine #geophysics
How do you speed up a geophysical survey of an archaeological site? By using an aerial platform!
In a study supported by an AARG Fund grant, Kseniia Bondar et al describe their use of a UAV mag to survey 2 Roman forts in Ukraine #geophysics
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For #HillfortsWednesday the early #medieval hillfort and settlement of Grzybowo, Poland.
The first ruling dynasty of Poland, the Piasts, used hillfort strongholds to expand their influence across Poland and they were likely places of thriving trade.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The first ruling dynasty of Poland, the Piasts, used hillfort strongholds to expand their influence across Poland and they were likely places of thriving trade.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #HillfortsWednesday the early #medieval hillfort and settlement of Grzybowo, Poland.
The first ruling dynasty of Poland, the Piasts, used hillfort strongholds to expand their influence across Poland and they were likely places of thriving trade.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The first ruling dynasty of Poland, the Piasts, used hillfort strongholds to expand their influence across Poland and they were likely places of thriving trade.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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It's true 💯 - we're all only here for #HillfortsWednesday 🥳🛖
The remarkable Pentre Camp near Llanfair Caereinion in north Powys is highly concentric with 3 lines of defence: perhaps for prestige or to mark it as a special locale..? 🤔
📷 Mobile phone during #RCAHMW aerial photography, May 2025
The remarkable Pentre Camp near Llanfair Caereinion in north Powys is highly concentric with 3 lines of defence: perhaps for prestige or to mark it as a special locale..? 🤔
📷 Mobile phone during #RCAHMW aerial photography, May 2025
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It's true 💯 - we're all only here for #HillfortsWednesday 🥳🛖
The remarkable Pentre Camp near Llanfair Caereinion in north Powys is highly concentric with 3 lines of defence: perhaps for prestige or to mark it as a special locale..? 🤔
📷 Mobile phone during #RCAHMW aerial photography, May 2025
The remarkable Pentre Camp near Llanfair Caereinion in north Powys is highly concentric with 3 lines of defence: perhaps for prestige or to mark it as a special locale..? 🤔
📷 Mobile phone during #RCAHMW aerial photography, May 2025
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It's #HillfortsWednesday !!
Here's the Iron Age enclosure of Belsar’s Hill #Cambridgeshire, remodelled as a Norman fortress in the early 1070s, before being incorporated into a field system and overlain by a road
It's still impressive however, especially from the air 🤩
📷 Bill Blake CC BY-SA 4.0
Here's the Iron Age enclosure of Belsar’s Hill #Cambridgeshire, remodelled as a Norman fortress in the early 1070s, before being incorporated into a field system and overlain by a road
It's still impressive however, especially from the air 🤩
📷 Bill Blake CC BY-SA 4.0
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's #HillfortsWednesday !!
Here's the Iron Age enclosure of Belsar’s Hill #Cambridgeshire, remodelled as a Norman fortress in the early 1070s, before being incorporated into a field system and overlain by a road
It's still impressive however, especially from the air 🤩
📷 Bill Blake CC BY-SA 4.0
Here's the Iron Age enclosure of Belsar’s Hill #Cambridgeshire, remodelled as a Norman fortress in the early 1070s, before being incorporated into a field system and overlain by a road
It's still impressive however, especially from the air 🤩
📷 Bill Blake CC BY-SA 4.0
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The defensive ditch at Lordenshaw Hillfort on Garleigh Moor in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland. The fort is Iron Age in date. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Lordenshaw
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The defensive ditch at Lordenshaw Hillfort on Garleigh Moor in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland. The fort is Iron Age in date. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Lordenshaw
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This Iron Age hill fort was constructed around 400BC and was used for around 300 years. Cissbury is a univallate fort, that is a hilltop enclosure with a single rampart accompanied by a ditch and a low counterscarp bank.
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This Iron Age hill fort was constructed around 400BC and was used for around 300 years. Cissbury is a univallate fort, that is a hilltop enclosure with a single rampart accompanied by a ditch and a low counterscarp bank.
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
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It’s #HillfortsWednesday!
Did you know that there are more than 150 hillforts, hilltop and hillslope enclosures recorded on land cared for by the National Trust?
They're amazing archaeological sites, but also real havens for nature. 🧵
Did you know that there are more than 150 hillforts, hilltop and hillslope enclosures recorded on land cared for by the National Trust?
They're amazing archaeological sites, but also real havens for nature. 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s #HillfortsWednesday!
Did you know that there are more than 150 hillforts, hilltop and hillslope enclosures recorded on land cared for by the National Trust?
They're amazing archaeological sites, but also real havens for nature. 🧵
Did you know that there are more than 150 hillforts, hilltop and hillslope enclosures recorded on land cared for by the National Trust?
They're amazing archaeological sites, but also real havens for nature. 🧵
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A walk through the stone defences of Mither Tap, Bennachie in Aberdeenshire for #HillfortsWednesday
I believe occupied in the early Middle Ages, don’t know how far it goes back? Whenever it was, I hope it was less windy than now.
I believe occupied in the early Middle Ages, don’t know how far it goes back? Whenever it was, I hope it was less windy than now.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A walk through the stone defences of Mither Tap, Bennachie in Aberdeenshire for #HillfortsWednesday
I believe occupied in the early Middle Ages, don’t know how far it goes back? Whenever it was, I hope it was less windy than now.
I believe occupied in the early Middle Ages, don’t know how far it goes back? Whenever it was, I hope it was less windy than now.
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Eddisbury Hill, #Cheshire, as surveyed by the OS in 1874 and as revealed by modern LiDAR. Early/middle Iron Age, though the ramparts were likely restored by Æthelflæd of Mercia in 914, as part of the long-running campaign against the Vikings. See map alt text for more. #HillfortsWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Eddisbury Hill, #Cheshire, as surveyed by the OS in 1874 and as revealed by modern LiDAR. Early/middle Iron Age, though the ramparts were likely restored by Æthelflæd of Mercia in 914, as part of the long-running campaign against the Vikings. See map alt text for more. #HillfortsWednesday
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2025-1951 - comparison shots of Wheeler’s 1951 excavation on Site A, Stanwick, with how it looks today. 1 of 2
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
2025-1951 - comparison shots of Wheeler’s 1951 excavation on Site A, Stanwick, with how it looks today. 1 of 2
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
As part of the AARG Conference a group us enjoyed a field trip to Halsstein Bygdeborg / Hillfort in Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag. Dating from the Bronze - Iron Age it had been burned down and rebuilt several times. You can see more photos in the latest AARGnews at aargonline.com/
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
As part of the AARG Conference a group us enjoyed a field trip to Halsstein Bygdeborg / Hillfort in Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag. Dating from the Bronze - Iron Age it had been burned down and rebuilt several times. You can see more photos in the latest AARGnews at aargonline.com/
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
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Allt-yr-Esgair is an earthwork enclosure complex defined by scarps, banks and ditches, extending about 720m from north, north-west to south south-east along the summit of a prominent isolated ridge.
#HillfortsWednesday
See👇
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/92158/…
#HillfortsWednesday
See👇
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/92158/…
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Allt-yr-Esgair is an earthwork enclosure complex defined by scarps, banks and ditches, extending about 720m from north, north-west to south south-east along the summit of a prominent isolated ridge.
#HillfortsWednesday
See👇
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/92158/…
#HillfortsWednesday
See👇
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/92158/…
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If you want a good introduction to Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire look no further than this excellent film by @chilternsnl.bsky.social for the Beacons of the Past project 👇👇
youtu.be/v6SZYeiVpnk?...
Narrated by none other than expert @hillfortian.bsky.social !
#HillfortsWednesday
youtu.be/v6SZYeiVpnk?...
Narrated by none other than expert @hillfortian.bsky.social !
#HillfortsWednesday
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If you want a good introduction to Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire look no further than this excellent film by @chilternsnl.bsky.social for the Beacons of the Past project 👇👇
youtu.be/v6SZYeiVpnk?...
Narrated by none other than expert @hillfortian.bsky.social !
#HillfortsWednesday
youtu.be/v6SZYeiVpnk?...
Narrated by none other than expert @hillfortian.bsky.social !
#HillfortsWednesday
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Considering the ramparts on the northwest side of British Camp, Malvern #Hillfortswednesday
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Considering the ramparts on the northwest side of British Camp, Malvern #Hillfortswednesday
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Hillfort vs Agriculture, you can see who won... Stockland Great Castle: An Iron Age hillfort in Devon which originally had 3 rings of ditches and ramparts. Its earthworks enclose an area of 4 ha. 📷 Bladup #Hillfortswednesday More: http://www.megalithi...
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hillfort vs Agriculture, you can see who won... Stockland Great Castle: An Iron Age hillfort in Devon which originally had 3 rings of ditches and ramparts. Its earthworks enclose an area of 4 ha. 📷 Bladup #Hillfortswednesday More: http://www.megalithi...
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A dramatic recreation of Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire, its Iron Age inhabitants seeking shelter as snow sets in
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
www.chilterns.org.uk/map_marker/m...
For more see:
www.jennieanderson.co.uk
#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
www.chilterns.org.uk/map_marker/m...
For more see:
www.jennieanderson.co.uk
#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A dramatic recreation of Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire, its Iron Age inhabitants seeking shelter as snow sets in
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
www.chilterns.org.uk/map_marker/m...
For more see:
www.jennieanderson.co.uk
#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022
www.chilterns.org.uk/map_marker/m...
For more see:
www.jennieanderson.co.uk
#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
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We've all made it through the week to another #HillfortsWednesday 🥳
The supremely strong gate into Trevelgue Head defended promontory islet, Newquay, Cornwall 😮- a bridge was always necessary to cross the raging tides below
The fort enclosed a massive barrow & metal ores
📷 Lou Barker, last week
The supremely strong gate into Trevelgue Head defended promontory islet, Newquay, Cornwall 😮- a bridge was always necessary to cross the raging tides below
The fort enclosed a massive barrow & metal ores
📷 Lou Barker, last week
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
We've all made it through the week to another #HillfortsWednesday 🥳
The supremely strong gate into Trevelgue Head defended promontory islet, Newquay, Cornwall 😮- a bridge was always necessary to cross the raging tides below
The fort enclosed a massive barrow & metal ores
📷 Lou Barker, last week
The supremely strong gate into Trevelgue Head defended promontory islet, Newquay, Cornwall 😮- a bridge was always necessary to cross the raging tides below
The fort enclosed a massive barrow & metal ores
📷 Lou Barker, last week
Last week AARG supported 5 members to attend a TRAIL (Training and Research in the Archaeological Interpretation of LiDAR) workshop in Slovenia. Attendees enhanced their knowledge of LiDAR and machine learning. Thanks to Žiga Kokalj from ZRC SAZU for an excellent event!
#LIDAR #ALS #AI #archaeology
#LIDAR #ALS #AI #archaeology
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Last week AARG supported 5 members to attend a TRAIL (Training and Research in the Archaeological Interpretation of LiDAR) workshop in Slovenia. Attendees enhanced their knowledge of LiDAR and machine learning. Thanks to Žiga Kokalj from ZRC SAZU for an excellent event!
#LIDAR #ALS #AI #archaeology
#LIDAR #ALS #AI #archaeology
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⚠️ Durotriges on TV Alert ⚠️
Join #SandiToksvig and @rakshadigs.bsky.social as they explore Iron Age #Dorset in episode 1 of the new #archaeology series #HiddenWonders tonight on #More4 at 9pm
@buarchanth.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
See you there !! 👇
Join #SandiToksvig and @rakshadigs.bsky.social as they explore Iron Age #Dorset in episode 1 of the new #archaeology series #HiddenWonders tonight on #More4 at 9pm
@buarchanth.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
See you there !! 👇
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
⚠️ Durotriges on TV Alert ⚠️
Join #SandiToksvig and @rakshadigs.bsky.social as they explore Iron Age #Dorset in episode 1 of the new #archaeology series #HiddenWonders tonight on #More4 at 9pm
@buarchanth.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
See you there !! 👇
Join #SandiToksvig and @rakshadigs.bsky.social as they explore Iron Age #Dorset in episode 1 of the new #archaeology series #HiddenWonders tonight on #More4 at 9pm
@buarchanth.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
See you there !! 👇
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Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort. It lies c. 2 kilometers southeast of Södra Sandby village in Sandby parish in southeastern Öland. From 2011 the excavations show that it was the scene of a massacre in the late 5th century AD. Photo: Sebastian Jakobsson. #HillfortsWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort. It lies c. 2 kilometers southeast of Södra Sandby village in Sandby parish in southeastern Öland. From 2011 the excavations show that it was the scene of a massacre in the late 5th century AD. Photo: Sebastian Jakobsson. #HillfortsWednesday
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The Iron Age hillfort of Spettisbury Rings (Crawford Castle / Castle Ring) #Dorset
This mighty 2ha univallate enclosure is today largely hidden behind the old railway and modern village of Spetisbury. Most people driving on the A350 are unaware of it
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
This mighty 2ha univallate enclosure is today largely hidden behind the old railway and modern village of Spetisbury. Most people driving on the A350 are unaware of it
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The Iron Age hillfort of Spettisbury Rings (Crawford Castle / Castle Ring) #Dorset
This mighty 2ha univallate enclosure is today largely hidden behind the old railway and modern village of Spetisbury. Most people driving on the A350 are unaware of it
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
This mighty 2ha univallate enclosure is today largely hidden behind the old railway and modern village of Spetisbury. Most people driving on the A350 are unaware of it
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
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The only reason to be on #AncientBluesky it's #HillfortsWednesday 🥳🍻
Lou Barker facing the majestic cliff castle of Gurnard's Head, west Penwith, #Cornwall. The far end is crowded with houses & dominated by a towering outcrop ⛰️😮
In the care of @nattrustarch.bsky.social
📷 Yesterday
Lou Barker facing the majestic cliff castle of Gurnard's Head, west Penwith, #Cornwall. The far end is crowded with houses & dominated by a towering outcrop ⛰️😮
In the care of @nattrustarch.bsky.social
📷 Yesterday
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The only reason to be on #AncientBluesky it's #HillfortsWednesday 🥳🍻
Lou Barker facing the majestic cliff castle of Gurnard's Head, west Penwith, #Cornwall. The far end is crowded with houses & dominated by a towering outcrop ⛰️😮
In the care of @nattrustarch.bsky.social
📷 Yesterday
Lou Barker facing the majestic cliff castle of Gurnard's Head, west Penwith, #Cornwall. The far end is crowded with houses & dominated by a towering outcrop ⛰️😮
In the care of @nattrustarch.bsky.social
📷 Yesterday
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#HillfortsWednesday The creepy Chanctonbury Ring hillfort has a long history of ghosts and demons...
Legend says if you run around the clump of trees 7 times anti-clockwise the Devil appears and offers you a bowl of soup in exchange for your soul!
#archaeology #folklore #halloween #photooftheday🏺
Legend says if you run around the clump of trees 7 times anti-clockwise the Devil appears and offers you a bowl of soup in exchange for your soul!
#archaeology #folklore #halloween #photooftheday🏺
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#HillfortsWednesday The creepy Chanctonbury Ring hillfort has a long history of ghosts and demons...
Legend says if you run around the clump of trees 7 times anti-clockwise the Devil appears and offers you a bowl of soup in exchange for your soul!
#archaeology #folklore #halloween #photooftheday🏺
Legend says if you run around the clump of trees 7 times anti-clockwise the Devil appears and offers you a bowl of soup in exchange for your soul!
#archaeology #folklore #halloween #photooftheday🏺
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Penycloddiau hillfort, Wales; courtesy of Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. #Cymru #HillfortsWednesday
October 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Penycloddiau hillfort, Wales; courtesy of Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. #Cymru #HillfortsWednesday
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We all love a new hillfort, or in this case fortlet. Identified recently in #Herefordshire from LiDAR as part of work for Forestry Commission.
A multi-vallate fort overlooking a blind valley.
More information here:
htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/1187/h...
#HillfortsWednesday
A multi-vallate fort overlooking a blind valley.
More information here:
htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/1187/h...
#HillfortsWednesday
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We all love a new hillfort, or in this case fortlet. Identified recently in #Herefordshire from LiDAR as part of work for Forestry Commission.
A multi-vallate fort overlooking a blind valley.
More information here:
htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/1187/h...
#HillfortsWednesday
A multi-vallate fort overlooking a blind valley.
More information here:
htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/1187/h...
#HillfortsWednesday