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NORMAN CASTLES.

Authors :
Hope-Taylor, Brian
Source :
Scientific American; Mar1958, Vol. 198 Issue 3, p42-48, 7p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 2 Cartoon or Caricatures
Publication Year :
1958

Abstract

The article focuses on the excavation of the castles constructed by Normans when they invaded Great Britain in the 11th century. The excavation found out that the castles that the Normans built was made of wooden structures and shaped like an inverted washtub. Those structures were not only found in England but also in Wales, Scotland, and even in Ireland.

Subjects

Subjects :
NORMANS
EXCAVATION
CASTLES
HISTORY

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368733
Volume :
198
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Scientific American
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
19775663
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0358-42