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Iron Age Tasks Gallery

From forging iron to collecting water, feeding animals to grinding corn, Iron Age Britons were mostly occupied by many relentless tasks each day. However evidence of brightly coloured clothing and intricate jewellery shows that some of the Celts at least were skilled artists and craft workers.

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Pottery
Pottery
Forging
Forging
Collecting water
Collecting water
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Curing animal skin
Curing animal skin
An ard
An ard
Dyeing
Dyeing
Charcoal-making
Charcoal-making
An antler pick
An antler pick
Rotary quernstone
Rotary quernstone
A pole lathe
A pole lathe
Smelting iron
Smelting iron


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