He argues that the familiar outline of stepped sides and the flat top visible today is largely the result of Anglo-Saxons and later alterations. 'Most interpretations of Silbury Hill have ...

Silbury Hill is in the guardianship of English Heritage ... and that its current flat-topped aspect was the result of later lopping off to create its military function. So the mound wasn't ...

Europe's tallest man-made mound, Silbury Hill, may have been a tomb for the ... even earlier when the Danes attacked in 1006, to create flat land for use as a military base," said Leary.

Silbury Hill, researchers believe ... Excavations at its summit suggest it had a rounded rather than flat top and was five to seven metres higher than today, having almost certainly been flattened ...

The steep sides and flat top of Silbury Hill may be newer than thought Silbury Hill acquired its distinctive shape in more modern times, according to new archaeological evidence. It is ...

Although the summit of the hill may have originally been more domed ... of medieval postholes and arrowheads, unearthed on Silbury's flat top, suggest that the mound may have been recruited ...

Engineers have reopened a tunnel that goes deep inside the ancient monument of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire. The tunnel, dug in 1968, was the last of many made over the centuries by archaeologists ...

Although the summit of the hill may have originally been more domed ... of medieval postholes and arrowheads, unearthed on Silbury's flat top, suggest that the mound may have been recruited ...

Silbury Hill is one of these monuments ... with the present-day summit completely flat. It is believed that the summit would originally have been curved, but it was flattened in the Middle ...

Geophysical and ground surveys of Silbury Hill, a 120 ft high chalk mound formed ... and not made from a series of flat tiers like a wedding cake as previously thought. A spiral processional ...

BBC Four has commissioned Lion Television to investigate Silbury Hill, the largest man-made mound in Europe. The one-hour archaeological documentary will look into the final exploration of the ...

Silbury Hill acquired its distinctive shape in more modern times, according to new archaeological evidence. It is traditionally thought that the hill, with its steep banks and flat top ...