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amphorae
Large ceramic vessels/containers used for transporting liquid commodities such as wine, olive oil and fish sauces. Used in seaborn commerce, transporting these desirable Roman goods from the Mediterra [..]
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Bronze Age
The name given to the period of prehistory, characterised by the earliest bronze metalworkers and their tool and weapon technologies. In Britain it spans the period from c.2300BC - 750BC, immediately [..]
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Celts
Constructed ethnic name, deriving from Keltoi in Greek and Celtae in Latin, given to people who spoke Celtic languages. Commonly also used in relation to people who used 'Celtic' or La Téne [..]
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Chiefdoms
Used to describe a society that operates on the principle of ranks (i.e. differential social status). Different lineages are graded on a scale of prestige, calculated by how closely related one is to [..]
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DEPOSIT
When used in conjunction with votive, a term meaning a body of material carefully or deliberately placed into the ground or below water (often groups of artefacts). In more general terms a deposit is [..]
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Druids
Priestly class in Iron Age Britain and Gaul. Wise men and women, were observers of natural phenomena, moral philosophers, stores of knowledge, administrators of justice and supervisors of sacrifices a [..]
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Gaul
The Roman term for a province roughly corresponding to modern France. The term Galli was used in relation to the Celts of France, the Alpine regions and northern Italy.
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Granaries
Grain stores, usually built as rectangular structures and probably raised above the ground as protection from damp and vermin.
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Hillforts
Fortified enclosures built of earth, timber or stone, usually situated in an easily defensible situation, frequently a hilltop. Constructed during the Late Bronze Age and throughout the Iron Age.
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hoard
Deliberately buried group of artefacts, often prized possessions, which were not reclaimed. Hoards are a primary source of evidence for the Bronze Age, although important too, during the Iron Age. Int [..]
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