Iron Age
noun
: the period of human culture characterized by the smelting of iron and its use in industry beginning somewhat before 1000 b.c. in western Asia and Egypt
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Very little is known about funerary practices in Iron Age Britain, since few human remains have survived.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
While researchers know a lot about the communities of Iron Age Britain (800 BCE–43 CE), not quite as much is known about the actual people who lived there.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
The three other sites are ruins at Kilwa Kisiwani, an island and UNESCO World Heritage Site; rock art at Kondoa, also an UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Dodoma region of Tanzania; and the Kaiija shrine and early Iron Age metal works in Katuruka, west of Lake Victoria.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Characteristic of the late Bronze Age or Iron Age periods of European history, hillforts generally refer to fortified, elevated settlements that were surrounded by barriers—usually made of earth, stone or wooden palisades—that created an enclosure.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
While researchers know a lot about the communities of Iron Age Britain (800 BCE–43 CE), not quite as much is known about the actual people who lived there.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
The three other sites are ruins at Kilwa Kisiwani, an island and UNESCO World Heritage Site; rock art at Kondoa, also an UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Dodoma region of Tanzania; and the Kaiija shrine and early Iron Age metal works in Katuruka, west of Lake Victoria.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Characteristic of the late Bronze Age or Iron Age periods of European history, hillforts generally refer to fortified, elevated settlements that were surrounded by barriers—usually made of earth, stone or wooden palisades—that created an enclosure.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
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