Danebury - Headhunting in Iron Age Hillforts

Old Bones

Danebury is one of Britain's best-excavated hillforts. Amongst the ramparts and roundhouses were found scores of grain pits containing dozens of bodies. Many had the tell-tale signs of post-mortem decapitation, potential evidence of a much mythologised Celtic headhunting cult.
This episode focuses on the society and culture of the early and middle Iron Age. We talk about warfare, politics, economics and the first hints of a religion we call Druidism.
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