Iron Age Britain (Other Keyword)
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The traditional approach to the Iron Age (c. 800 cal BC–cal AD 43) has been to construct complex chronologies based on artefact typologies. Historically, radiocarbon dating was eschewed in this period, because it was thought to offer less precision than artefact dating. Such views are becoming increasingly untenable, and recent Iron Age research is showing that typological dating produces sequences that are regularly too late. This paper will draw upon British Iron Age research from across the...
Historic England: Creating an Engendered Past in Iron Age Britain (2016)
Artists’ reconstructions are one of many ways to present how people lived in the past, particularly in the case of cultural heritage. Specific ideas of gender are routinely perpetuated through such imagery, often reinforcing certain preconceptions of gender roles in the past within both public and academic consciousness. This paper presents a selection of archaeological reconstructions commissioned by Historic England representing life in Iron Age Britain. It addresses the visual language of the...