a brave and strong person who fights is a warrior

a group of families that live together with the same beliefs and culture is called a tribe

to receive something from someone when they die is to inherit it

The women of Iron Age Britain

History

The discovery of Lindow Man

Celtic art, the Snettisham Great Torc and the Battersea Shield

The Wetwang chariot and Celtic warfare

Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world

What historians have learnt about Iron Age Britain

In ‘Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?’ pupils are invited to contrast their strong understanding of early civilisations with Iron Age Britain. In ‘Ancient Greek civilisation: what do we know about ancient Greece?’ pupils are able to apply their understanding of these places to Bronze Age Greece.

In ‘The earliest civilisations: the Indus and the Shang’ pupils were encouraged to develop their understanding of the concept of civilisation. In ‘Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?’ pupils are now invited to contrast their strong understanding of early civilisations with Iron Age Britain.

In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of sources and evidence by examining the artefacts that remain from Iron Age Britain. They will learn about Celtic art, Iron Age women, and Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world.

Iron Age Britain: what have historians learnt about Iron Age Britain?

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Was the skeleton found buried with the Wetwang chariot female or male?

to receive something from someone when they die

a group of families that live together with the same beliefs

Match the word to the correct definition.

Archaeologists believe the person buried with the Wetwang chariot was important.

female skeletons have been found buried with chariots.

they have seen photographs of female Iron Age warriors.

there is video footage of female warriors during the Iron Age.

the Romans wrote about Celtic female warriors.

the Celts wrote about Celtic female warriors.

Archaeologists and historians think Iron Age women were warriors who fought on the battlefields because...

Historians think that Celtic women could not become rulers in their own right and own and inherit their own land.

There is a statue in London of which Celtic Queen?

A group of people from Italy who took over lots of land across Europe.

People who lived during the Iron Age in small farming settlements.

Which pieces of evidence do archaeologists and historians use to get an idea of what life was like for Celtic people during the Iron Age?

What was found in the Iron Age grave in Wetwang in 2001?

Starter Quiz