Chysauster Romano-British Village
Iron Age to Romano-British·Dumnonian·🇬🇧 Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About Chysauster Romano-British Village
Chysauster Romano-British Village at Cornwall, United Kingdom is a Iron Age to Romano-British ancient village of the Dumnonian tradition, built c. 100 BCE for courtyard houses with fogou. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersChysauster Romano-British Village at Cornwall, United Kingdom is a Iron Age to Romano-British ancient village of the Dumnonian tradition, built c. 100 BCE for c
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age to Romano-British
- Culture
- Dumnonian
- Purpose
- Courtyard houses with fogou
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 100 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Chysauster Romano-British Village
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Chysauster Romano-British Village
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1040° N · 5.5370° W · 450 m · 3 mapped features
- Chysauster Romano-British Village Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Chysauster Romano-British Village – central courtyard houses with fogou element with stratified deposits50.1041° N · 5.5370° W
- Chysauster Romano-British Village Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Chysauster Romano-British Village defining settlement or ritual space50.1039° N · 5.5369° W
- Chysauster Romano-British Village Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Chysauster Romano-British Village ceremonial landscape50.1041° N · 5.5371° W