Iron Age

Artist's reconstruction of the Celtic roundhouses at Maiden Castle.

Bronze Age weapons, jewelry and burials. German chromolithograph, 1894.

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An Iron Age Iron Smelting Furnace. Viking technique for smelting of iron ore was amazingly simple. It only takes some charcoal, some bog iron ore, roasted and crushed, plus a simple clay oven to create "bloom iron". Illustration by Flemming Bau.

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For 2.5 million years, humans lived on Earth without leaving a written record of their lives—but they left behind other kinds of remains and artifacts.

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The practice of sacrifice in Britain has a long history, but was particularly prolific during the Iron Age.

The Iron Age is a critical period in human history that marked significant advances in technology, civilization, and cultural expansion. This era, primarily defined by the use of iron as the predominant material for making tools and weapons, ushered in a new epoch of human development.