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Putting some iron back in the Iron Age: a case study from the UK

Halkon, Peter

Authors

Peter Halkon



Contributors

Ignacio Montero Ruiz
Editor

Alicia Perea
Editor

Abstract

2015 marks the bi-centenary of the beginning of the excavations on the Iron Age cemetery at Arras near Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, which gave its name to the Arras Culture. Here the first chariot burials in the UK were discovered, containing iron items such as tyres and other fittings. This contribution reviews iron production, consumption and deposition in Eastern Yorkshire in the light of recent discoveries elsewhere in Britain and beyond emphasising the importance of a whole landscape approach.

Citation

Halkon, P. (2017). Putting some iron back in the Iron Age: a case study from the UK. In I. Montero Ruiz, & A. Perea (Eds.), Archaeometallurgy in Europe IV (205-214). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Acceptance Date Mar 1, 2016
Online Publication Date Feb 8, 2018
Publication Date 2017
Deposit Date Dec 12, 2019
Publisher Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Pages 205-214
Series Title Bibliotheca Praehistorica Hispana
Series Number 33
Book Title Archaeometallurgy in Europe IV
Chapter Number 17
ISBN 9788400102876
Keywords Iron Age; Tools; Burials; Landscape; Production; Arras Culture; Continental connections
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