Life in the Iron Age

by Peter John Reynolds

An account of farming, building, and daily life during the Iron Age in Britain based on experimental archaeological reconstructions. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822512149
• ISBN13: 9780822512141
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Lerner Publications
• Length: 51 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to agriculture in Iron Age Britain

The author, Peter Reynolds, was the driving force in Iron Age agricultual archaeology. He was the director of the Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire, UK. Although this book is over two decades old, it is still a great introduction to the subject of Celtic farming in Britain before the arrival of the Romans. It was published for young readers, but the book is a good starting point for anyone new to this subject. Contents: 1. SPRING: Plowing, The Seed 2. FARM ANIMALS 3. SUMMER 4. THE FARMSTEAD: The Buildings, Work about the Farmstead 5. AUTMN: The Harvest, Storing the Grain 6. WINTER: Making Clothes, Woodwork A more up-to-date, more academic article would be Dr. Reynold's, "Rural Life and Farming," in the book, "The Celtic World," ed. Miranda Green Routledge 1995 pp 176-209 ISBN: 0415146275 Note: this title, "Life in the Iron Age" is the American release of the same British book, "Farming in the Iron Age" ISBN 0-521-21084-4.