Iron Age communities in Britain : an account of England, Scotland and Wales from the seventh century BC until the Roman conquest /

Since its first publication in 1971, Barry Cunliffe's monumental survey has established itself as a classic of British archaeology. This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions, whilst taking into account the significant developments that have moulded the di...

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Main Author: Cunliffe, Barry W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2005.
Edition:4th ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Iron Age Communities in Britain
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface to the first edition
  • Preface to the second edition
  • Preface to the third edition
  • Part I: Introduction
  • 1. The development of Iron Age studies
  • Part II: Space and time
  • 2. Space and time
  • 3. The background
  • 4. Regional groupings: south and east
  • 5. Regional groupings: north and west
  • 6. Protohistory to history, c. 150 BC to AD 43
  • 7. The tribes of the south-eastern core: Catuvellauni/Trinovantes, Iceni, Cantii and Atrebates
  • 8. The tribes of the periphery: Durotriges, Dobunni and Corieltauvi
  • 9. The late pre-Roman Iron Age in western and northern Britain
  • 10. The establishment of Roman control
  • Part III: Themes
  • 11. Themes
  • 12. Settlement and settlement pattern in the south and east
  • 13. Settlement and settlement pattern in the west and north
  • 14. The development of hillforts and oppida
  • 15. Food producing strategies
  • 16. Continental trade and contact
  • 17. Craft, industry and art
  • 18. Warfare
  • 19. Death and the gods
  • Part IV: Systems
  • 20. Iron Age society and social change
  • 21. Models, systems and beyond
  • Appendix A: Pottery
  • Appendix B: Selected radiocarbon dates
  • Appendix C: List of principal sites
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index.