From the Iron Age to the Romans article was written by Dave Carless.

Dave with fellow Archaeologist Jane Harrison

From farming to tribal politics, protected settlements, ritual burials, the Roman period and on into the Dark Ages. 1300 years of our distant past is put into perspective.

Following the trends of the Bronze Age the population increased and farming became more intensive in the Iron Age. Tribal interaction and competition also increased, fierce warlords emerged to dominate events. This article describes in detail the probable lifestyle on and around Blewburton Hill as the people found themselves in a transition zone between rival tribes. The politics of the late Iron Age followed by the rise and fall of the Roman occupation over several centuries is made clear as is the descent into the Dark Ages as the Roman influence declined.

An Iron Age roundhouse reconstructed at Butser Ancient Farm