1. ‘Celtic’ designs

2. The time before the arrival of the Romans in Britain is called the Iron Age (about 800 BC to AD 43). It was the time when iron was first used instead of bronze to make tools and weapons. In the parts of Europe that the Romans never conquered, the name ‘Iron Age’ is used to cover a much longer time. Often all Iron Age people are called ‘Celts’, but in fact many different sorts of people lived in different parts of Britain and Europe at this time.

3. brooch

6. armlets

7. bracelet

8. mirror

9. detail of mirror

10. brooch

11. helmet

12. detail of torc

14. fastener for clothes

15. shield

16. detail of shield

18. Find out more about the Iron Age Visit the main Museum website www.britishmuseum.org Use Explore to look at some of our objects www.britishmuseum.org/explore/introduction.aspx