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The Battersea Shield, c. 350–50 BC. The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.
More than 80% of the Iron Age (800BC to 43AD) torcs and bracelets known in Britain come from a field and woodland at Ken Hill, near Snettisham.
Old Oswestry, an Iron Age hillfort. c. 800 BC Celts bring iron working to Britain; Hallstatt Culture. [19] c. 400 BC Parisi tribe from northern France settle in Yorkshire. [19] First brochs constructed. [19] c. 330 BC Pytheas of Massilia circumnavigates Britain. [19] c. 300 BC La Tène artwork introduced from northern France. [19] c. 100 BC
The main Iron Age tribes in Southern Britain The names of the Celtic Iron Age tribes in Britain were recorded by Roman and Greek historians and geographers, especially Ptolemy . Information from the distribution of Celtic coins has also shed light on the extents of the territories of the various groups that occupied the island.
More than 2,000 Iron Age hillforts are known in Britain. In Europe, the Iron Age is the last stage of prehistoric Europe and the first of the protohistoric periods ...
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of Roman, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements in Essex, southern England, in findings described as “incredibly fascinating.”
There are many prehistoric sites and structures of interest remaining from prehistoric Britain, spanning the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.Among the most important are the Wiltshire sites around Stonehenge and Avebury, which are designated as a World Heritage Site.
The scientists say that Iron Age Britain may have been matrilocal because men were frequently away fighting. Dr Cassidy compares it to World War Two when women gained more political and economic ...