What was life like during the Iron Age? The Iron Age in Britain ran from around 800 BCE until the Roman invasion in 43 AD, though it took around 40 years for the Romans to conquer the country and spread their technology of how to make steel. Before they turned up the...
The who’s who of ancient people Most people have heard of an ancient culture like the Celts or the Egyptians, but who exactly were they and what happened to them? Here’s a list of the most well-known ancient cultures that have existed around the world and what...
The Iron age people of Britain The land that people know as Britain is thought to have been named as such by the Romans who referred to the island as Britannia, which meant Land of the Britons. Who came up with the name is unknown, as is the time it was named and...
From the Ice Age to the Iron Age, the diet of early Britain The complete diet of humans in times as far back as the ice age will never be fully known, mostly because people who hadn’t discovered pottery yet didn’t exactly have the option of writing things down. The...
The day-to-day lives of Iron Age people Since Iron Age Britons didn’t write anything down, mostly because they didn’t have a written language, there aren’t any details of what people would have done during their normal day-to-day lives. Thanks to dedicated historians...
Iron Age Britain Commonly Asked Questions ​Have you ever lay awake at night wondering what types of shoes Iron Age hunters wore? well of course you have, and now you have the chance to find out. Here are the most commonly asked questions about Iron Age Britain...
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