不列顛鐵器時代

不列顛鐵器時代指除獨立發展的愛爾蘭鐵器時代之外的大不列顛鐵器時代^[1]^[2]，時間在不列顛青銅時代之後，羅馬不列顛之前。在此期間生活於這片陸地的是大量的凱爾特不列顛部落。^[3]

分期

不列顛鐵器時代遺址已經出現了100多個^[4]，時間在公元前8世紀至公元1世紀之間，與公元前8世紀的青銅時代存在重疊^[5]。

以下分期方法由巴里·坎里夫於2005年提出：^[6]

名稱	時間	歐洲大陸對應時代
最早期	800–600 BC	Hallstatt C
早期	600–400 BC	Hallstatt D 、一半La Tène I
中期	400–100 BC	剩下的La Tène I、以及全部的La Tène II和一半的La Tène III
晚期	100–50 BC	剩下的La Tène III
最晚期	50 BC – AD 100	-

^ Cunliffe (2005) page 27.
^ Raftery, Barry. O Croinin, Daibhi , 編. Iron-age Ireland. Oxford University Press. 2005: 134–181. ISBN 978-0-19-821737-4.
^ Fitzpatrick (1996) page 242: "It is clear, then, that there is no intrinsic 'Celtic' European unity and that the idea of 'Celtic' Iron Age Europe has developed in an almost ad hoc fashion. When examined critically the central idea – of being 'Celtic' – may also be seen to be weakly formulated ...."
^ Cunliffe (2005) page 20.
^ Cunliffe (2005) page 32.
^ Cunliffe (2005) page 652. The dates are the mid-points of Cunliffe's transitional lines. His earliest and latest possibilities have been used for the end points. In the text 750 BC is his summary date for the beginning.

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Map of Southern Britain in the Iron Age. Chessington, Surrey, UK: Ordnance Survey. 1962.
Rhys, J. Celtic Britain: Third Edition Revised. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1904. Downloadable Internet Archive.

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