The Iron Age in East Anglia and Beyond

with Edward Martin

at Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo (map)
on Saturday 19th April, 2008

An exploration of East Anglia’s Celtic heritage in the broader context of Britain and Europe during the Iron Age.

An exploration of East Anglia's Celtic heritage in the broader context of Britain and Europe during the Iron Age, following a fascinating trail of horse-riding warriors, richly-furnished graves and dark rituals across Europe to understand what was happening here in East Anglia over two thousand years ago. The ancient uses of iron, the significance of the Celtic languages, the origins of horse-riding and wheeled vehicles will all form part of the story.

Edward Martin has worked as an archaeologist with Suffolk County Council for over 30 years, specialising in prehistoric and historic landscape studies. He co-edited An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (3rd ed. 1999) and has written a wide range of papers. He excavated the important Iron Age sites at Burgh and Barnham (both published in the EAA series) and has written a general study of the Iron Age in Suffolk (in Davies and Williamson, Land of the Iceni. The Iron Age in Northern East Anglia). He is chairman of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History and of the Suffolk Gardens Trust.

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