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event · evt_bi_mam_tor_enclosed_settlement

Mam Tor enclosed settlement occupation

Large numbers of hut platforms and enclosure works indicate substantial later Bronze Age hilltop occupation.

Evidence confidence: moderate
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What is the evidence?

observation

Large numbers of hut platforms and enclosure works indicate substantial later Bronze Age hilltop occupation.

observed evidence

Large numbers of hut platforms and enclosure works indicate substantial later Bronze Age hilltop occupation.

Mam Tor supports settlement aggregation in northern England, but composite charcoal and uncertain simultaneity prevent a precise population estimate or one-year foundation date.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.

Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Preferred assertion

1200 BCE–1000 BCE

Precision: broad radiocarbon and typological range

Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce

moderate

Positive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. Mam Tor supports settlement aggregation in northern England, but composite charcoal and uncertain simultaneity prevent a precise population estimate or one-year foundation date.

  • supports · dates
    Mam Tor prehistoric settlement and enclosure — Derbyshire Historic Environment Record

    Records excavation, houses, enclosure and radiocarbon evidence at Mam Tor.


    Locator: Summary; chronology; excavation and radiocarbon sections
Alternative assertion

1250 BCE–900 BCE

Precision: broad legacy charcoal range

Chronology model: conservative old wood adjusted

low

Composite or old charcoal can predate the occupation being dated, so older point estimates are retained only as a low-confidence alternative range.

  • supports · dates
    Mam Tor prehistoric settlement and enclosure — Derbyshire Historic Environment Record

    Records excavation, houses, enclosure and radiocarbon evidence at Mam Tor.


    Locator: Summary; chronology; excavation and radiocarbon sections

Interpretation and caveats

Mam Tor supports settlement aggregation in northern England, but composite charcoal and uncertain simultaneity prevent a precise population estimate or one-year foundation date.

Event context

Classification

Event type: settlement aggregation and enclosure

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

This regional-core event addresses northern settlement visibility, aggregation, enclosure and population uncertainty.

Research notes

  • Records excavation, houses, enclosure and radiocarbon evidence at Mam Tor. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Summary; chronology; excavation and radiocarbon sections.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides evidence and date
    Mam Tor prehistoric settlement and enclosure — Derbyshire Historic Environment Record

    Records excavation, houses, enclosure and radiocarbon evidence at Mam Tor.


    Locator: Summary; chronology; excavation and radiocarbon sections

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