About this episode
The episode explores the complexities of Iron Age Britain, challenging the notion of it being a barbaric land and highlighting its rich culture and society.
What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Tom Moore to reveal a far richer pre-Roman Britain, from roundhouses and hillforts to chariots, feasts, and buried offerings. Archaeology uncovers a society shaped by movement, identity, violence, and belief, where the Iron Age still echoes into Roman Britain and beyond. MORE Druids Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Before Rome: The Truth About Late Iron Age Britain Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch here: @TheAncientsPodcast Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Tim Arstall. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds The Ancients is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Tristan Hughes
Guest: Professor Tom Moore
Topics covered
- Iron Age Britain
- archaeology
- society
- trade
- ritual
- identity
Keywords
- Iron Age
- Britain
- archaeology
- farming
- women
- trade
- ritual
- society
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Organizations: History Hit, Epidemic Sounds
Books & works: The Ancients
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