A History of Celtic Britain Age of Iron (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

A History of Celtic Britain

Age of Iron (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

The Bronze Age, with monuments testifying to a glorious rich elite, declined quite rapidly once iron was around, stronger and more practical. Yet iron would only become common, more then bronze ever was, a few centuries later, perhaps due ...See moreThe Bronze Age, with monuments testifying to a glorious rich elite, declined quite rapidly once iron was around, stronger and more practical. Yet iron would only become common, more then bronze ever was, a few centuries later, perhaps due to climate stress. Whereas painstakingly produced bronze was a reference in its own right, beyond practical and cult use, to express wealth as well as obtain it, the easier, hence 'cheap' iron technology would 'only' enable a revolution in real agricultural productivity, allowing major population growth and spatial division, for the first time carving out single family-homes and plots as in historical times. Written by KGF Vissers See less

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Neil Oliver Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Coast Australia (2013)
Stephen Brooks Self - Natural History Museum Self - Natural History Museum See fewer	A History of Celtic Britain (2011)
Hector Cole Self - Ancient Ironsmith Self - Ancient Ironsmith See fewer	A History of Celtic Britain (2011)
David Freeman Self Self See fewer	A History of Celtic Britain (2011)
Simon Jay Self Self See fewer	A History of Celtic Britain (2011)
Peter Northover Self - University of Oxford Self - University of Oxford See fewer	A History of Celtic Britain (2011)
Sonia O'Connor Self - University of Bradford Self - University of Bradford See fewer	A History of Celtic Britain (2011)
Dave Parham Self - Bournemouth University Self - Bournemouth University See fewer	Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter (2022)
Niall Sharples Self - Cardiff University Self - Cardiff University See fewer	Sacred Wonders of Britain (2013)

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