Famous for the excavations carried out by Sir Mortimer Wheeler in
1951-52, the late Iron Age earthwork complex at Stanwick, North Yorks,
is the largest prehistoric site in northern England. The site was
probably the seat of the Brigantian queen Cartimandua, and both the
structures and the finds from the site reflect this status. A recent
reevaluation of the radiocarbon dates has led to a new chronology which
has rewritten our understanding of late Iron Age Britain. This volume
reports not only on the excavations of the 1980s, but also synthesizes
other work in the environs of the site.