I WONDER - What Is A Hillfort?

The video explores Iron Age landscapes, focusing on hill forts in Britain and Central Europe. These forts, often on high ground, provided strategic advantages and protection. They were surrounded by earthworks and sometimes reinforced with wooden or stone structures. Hill forts served as community centers, markets, and refuges during attacks. Archaeological findings reveal evidence of houses, workshops, and granaries, indicating they were vibrant centers of daily life.

What strategic advantages did hill forts provide?

How did earthworks contribute to the defense of hill forts?

In what ways did hill forts serve as community centers?

Describe the types of structures found within hill forts.

What evidence have archaeologists found that suggests daily life in hill forts?