Research Paper on:
Great Britain's Iron Age

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other forms of evidence (Harding 1974). In attempting to discover what life was like in Iron Age Britain, the task is somewhat simplified, in comparison to other Iron Age cultures,  because Britain in the second half of the first millennium B.C. was on the "threshold of history" and, therefore, mentioned in the ancient writing of Greeks and Romans (Harding 1974,  p. 4). The following survey of the archaeological evidence for life in Iron Age Britain will demonstrate how the evidence not only leads archaeologists to conclusions about British culture during  this period, but also will show how this evidence implies the process of cultural and social change. Types of archaeological evidence The majority of what is known about Britains  Iron Age comes from excavations that have been carried out by archaeologists over the roughly the last half century (Reynolds 1979). Adopting the role of prehistoric detective, archaeologists attempt to  discern details of Iron Age society by examining the remains of houses, structures, defenses, weapons and tools that have been unearthed (Reynolds 1979). While Greek and Roman writing is helpful,  particularly when the author is simply giving a description rather than making a political point, it cannot always be relied on to be completely accurate; therefore, archaeologists rely primarily on  the artifact record and on types of modern observation (Reynolds 1979). In certain locations in the world, Iron Age cultures are still existent, with people creating the same sorts  tools and weapons that have been recovered from archaeological digs. Also, archaeologists studying the Iron Age in Great Britain can make use of information supplied by the Butser Ancient Farm  in Hampshire (Reynolds 1979). At this location, an Iron Age farmstead has been recreated and the theories constructed by archaeologists on Iron Age farm practices are tested in controlled experiments