Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... enclosure would be of particular service to semi - nomadic peoples , either pastoralists shifting their herds every ... enclosures , known as bomas or zarebas were are still used by African tribes like the Masai to protect their cattle ...
... enclosure would be of particular service to semi - nomadic peoples , either pastoralists shifting their herds every ... enclosures , known as bomas or zarebas were are still used by African tribes like the Masai to protect their cattle ...
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... enclosure to defile and desecrate its sacred precincts . It does seem , however , that the earthworks known as causewayed camps were not built with defence in mind . They are marked by a series of concentric ditches , one to two metres ...
... enclosure to defile and desecrate its sacred precincts . It does seem , however , that the earthworks known as causewayed camps were not built with defence in mind . They are marked by a series of concentric ditches , one to two metres ...
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... enclosure bailey or ' barmkin ' for the protection of tenants and their livestock . The word ' pele ' means ' enclosure ' as in ' The Pale ' , the fence enclosing the Viking settle- ment around Dublin in Ireland . Of course , the ...
... enclosure bailey or ' barmkin ' for the protection of tenants and their livestock . The word ' pele ' means ' enclosure ' as in ' The Pale ' , the fence enclosing the Viking settle- ment around Dublin in Ireland . Of course , the ...
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