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The main Iron Age tribes in Southern Britain The names of the Celtic Iron Age tribes in Britain were recorded by Roman and Greek historians and geographers, especially Ptolemy . Information from the distribution of Celtic coins has also shed light on the extents of the territories of the various groups that occupied the island.
The Battersea Shield, c. 350–50 BC. The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.
The earliest written evidence for the Britons is from Greco-Roman writers and dates to the Iron Age. [2] Ancient Britain was made up of many tribes and kingdoms, associated with various hillforts. The Britons followed an Ancient Celtic religion overseen by druids.
The Durotriges were one of the Celtic tribes living in Britain prior to the Roman invasion.The tribe lived in modern Dorset, south Wiltshire, south Somerset and Devon east of the River Axe and the discovery of an Iron Age hoard in 2009 at Shalfleet, Isle of Wight gives evidence that they may also have lived in the western half of the island.
The Dobunni were one of the Iron Age tribes living in the British Isles prior to the Roman conquest of Britain. There are seven known references to the tribe in Roman histories and inscriptions. There are seven known references to the tribe in Roman histories and inscriptions.
The Cantiaci or Cantii were an Iron Age Celtic people living in Britain before the Roman conquest, and gave their name to a civitas of Roman Britain. They lived in the area now called Kent, in south-eastern England. Their capital was Durovernum Cantiacorum, now Canterbury. They were bordered by the Regni to the west, and the Catuvellauni to the ...
At least 400 Iron Age torcs have been recovered from Snettisham, compared to 85 Iron Age torcs from the rest of Britain, including Norfolk, said Dr Julia Farley [The Trustees of the British Museum]
The British Iron Age is a conventional name in the archaeology of Great Britain, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own. [10] The parallel phase of Irish archaeology is termed the Irish Iron Age. [11]