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

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The discovery of Lindow Man

I can describe the discovery of Lindow Man and some of the things that archaeologists have worked out from examining his body.

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Celtic art, the Snettisham Great Torc and the Battersea Shield

I can describe some of the features of Celtic La Tène art.

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The Wetwang chariot and Celtic warfare

I can explain what archaeologists have learnt about Iron Age Britain from the Wetwang chariot.

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The women of Iron Age Britain

I can describe what historians think they know about Iron Age women in Britain.

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Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world

I can explain why archaeologists think Iron Age Britain was well connected to Europe.

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What historians have learnt about Iron Age Britain

I can explain how historians and archaeologists have used lots of sources together to try to understand what life in Iron Age Britain was like.

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