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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Iron Age
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The period following the *Bronze Age, when the use of iron for tools and weapons replaced bronze (which could only be cast, whereas iron could be heated and shaped, or wrought). In Britain the Iron Age began at some time between 500 and 200 BC, with the arrival of the *Celts.
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