When I was a child, I was sure that all the adventures of Asterix had to take place in summer. The feasts at the hillfort were always outdoors! It couldn't be in winter because it must always be raining!
But this problem was solved in Galician hillforts.
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But this problem was solved in Galician hillforts.
#HillfortsWednesday
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The Greek geographer Strabo described how the people of NW Iberia feast:
"They take their meals sitting down, building stone benches around the wall. The food is served in a circle. During the drink they dance on a wheel ...or by jumping and genuflecting".
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"They take their meals sitting down, building stone benches around the wall. The food is served in a circle. During the drink they dance on a wheel ...or by jumping and genuflecting".
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Archaeology showed how accurate Strabo was. In several hillforts, just in the core of the town, special buildings were found. Big, with a stone bench around the wall and no evidence of daily life nor hearths.
Citania de Briteiros / Castro de Viladonga.
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Citania de Briteiros / Castro de Viladonga.
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The design of these public buildings open interesting suggestions on social hierarchies in Gallaecian Iron Age. The architecture does not show preeminent places. Everyone seem to have the same rank.
Remind you of something?
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Remind you of something?
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What is fascinating is that if, in the future, you excavate a present-day Galician village, you will find a big communal building with a large hall with no pre-eminent seating, built in the 70s-80s. This is where the great communal banquets are held today!😉
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