{"product_id":"9781785709104","title":"Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond","description":"The nature and causes of the transformation in settlement,  social structure, and material culture that occurred in Britain  during the Later Iron Age (c. 400-300 BC to the Roman conquest)  have long been a focus of research. In the past, however, there  was a tendency for attention to be directed mostly to southern  England and the increased manifestations of Gaulish and Roman  influence apparent there towards the end of this period. For the  most part, developments in other regions were assumed to be  secondary in character and of relatively little significance.  Thanks to new work, this viewpoint can no longer be sustained.  Throughout Britain, the extent and vitality of the social changes  taking place during the later first millennium BC is becoming  more apparent, as is the long-term character of many of the  processes involved. The time is ripe therefore for new narratives  of the Later Iron Age to be created, drawing on the burgeoning  material from developer-funded archaeology and the Portable  Antiquities Scheme, as well as on new methodological and  theoretical approaches.  The thirty-one papers collected here seek to re-conceptualise our  visions of Later Iron Age societies in Britain by examining  regions and topics that have received less attention in the past  and by breaking down the artificial barriers often erected  between artefact analysis and landscape studies. Themes  considered include the expansion and enclosure of settlement,  production and exchange, agricultural and social complexity,  treatment of the dead, material culture and identity, at scales  ranging from the household to the supra-regional. At the same  time, the inclusion of papers on Ireland, northern France, the  Low Countries, Denmark, and Germany allows insular Later Iron Age  developments to be placed in a wider geographical context,  ensuring that Britain is no longer studied in isolation.","brand":"Colin Haselgrove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051582636350,"sku":"9781785709104","price":2520.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781785709104.jpg?v=1707623592","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781785709104","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}