Iron Age artifacts
Pre-Roman European relics
Objects made or used during the Iron Age, the period when iron became the dominant metal for tools and weapons—roughly 1200 BCE to 600 CE, varying by region.
These artifacts include swords, plowshares, jewelry, pottery, and household items that archaeologists study to understand ancient societies: The museum's collection of Iron Age artifacts reveals sophisticated metalworking techniques.
- weaponsTools for fighting
- hill fortsFortified elevated enclosures
- hoardsHidden valuable caches
- metal detectorDevice sensing buried conductors
- excavationAct of unearthing
tools · burial sites · grave goods · bronze · pottery · stratigraphy · settlements · smelting · armor · copper · preservation · jewelry · dating methods · coins · household items · forging · fibulae · trade goods