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The Ancients

Iron Age Britain

May 24, 202659 min

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<p>What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Tom Moore to reveal a far richer pre-Roman Britain, from roundhouses and hillforts to chariots, feasts, and buried offerings. Archaeology uncovers a society shaped by movement, identity, violence, and belief, where the Iron Age still echoes into Roman Britain and beyond.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Druids</strong></p><p><a href=&quot;https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/druids/id1520403988?i=1000679342044&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YLYIhWrwzdCG9ZRnTsy60&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Before Rome: The Truth About Late Iron Age Britain</strong></p><p><a href=&quot;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-rome-the-truth-about-late-iron-age-britain/id1520403988?i=1000556481304&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/6f0x9nDs4d557gcJI76APQ&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch here: </strong><a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/@TheAncientsPodcast&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;><strong>@TheAncientsPodcast</strong></a></p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Tim Arstall. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href=&quot;https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;><strong>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style=&apos;color:grey; font-size:0.75em;&apos;> Hosted on Acast. See <a style=&apos;color:grey;&apos; target=&apos;_blank&apos; rel=&apos;noopener noreferrer&apos; href=&apos;https://acast.com/privacy&apos;>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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