Female-focused social structures have been suggested for some iron age groups by archaeologists – and for some...
Iron Age
The Iron Age brought changing technologies and new political powers to societies across much of the ancient world. Explore the communities and conflicts that shaped this diverse period.
This was a period during which civilization itself spread and prospered. Introduction The Bronze Age is a...
We find chamber tombs, unchambered tombs, and megaliths not associated with burials. Megaliths are large-scale stone structures...
Within Celtic society there was a binding system where powerful individuals undertook to look after others. Introduction...
Archaeology, epigraphy, and literature function in tandem in order to establish a more coherent account. Introduction The...
The Wielbark culture was named after a village where a burial place with over 3,000 tombs. Introduction...
One of the spear points found in the 2,500-year-old grave in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. Anna Gowthorpe/PA What’s in...
The River Thames / Wikimedia Commons By Jon Cotton / 10.10.2016 Senior Curator in Pre-History Museum of...