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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of sources and evidence by examining the artefacts that remain from Iron Age Britain. They will learn about Celtic art, Iron Age women, and Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain how historians and archaeologists have used lots of sources together to try to understand what life in Iron Age Britain was like.

Key Notes

• Archaeologists and historians have learnt a lot about Iron Age Britain from the artefacts that have been found.
• They have used these artefacts alongside other sources, such as Roman writing about Iron Age Britain.
• By using these sources together they have been able to piece together what Iron Age Britain was like.
• Historians and archaeologists rarely rely on just one source, they often try to use lots together.
• A good explanation of what historians have learnt about Iron Age Britain will focus on how sources have been used.

Vocabulary To Learn

• archaeologist: someone who discovers and researches items that remain from the past is an archaeologist
• artefact: an artefact is an item from the past made by humans
• source: something that remains from the past, which archaeologists and historians ask questions of is called a source

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• That archaeologists and historians are always right. That information about the past is always factual.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Celtic art, the Snettisham Great Torc and the Battersea Shield Study Guide
• Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world Study Guide
• The discovery of Lindow Man Study Guide
• The Wetwang chariot and Celtic warfare Study Guide
• The women of Iron Age Britain Study Guide