Later Iron Age Norfolk: Metalwork, landscape and society

The history of Iron Age Norfolk has been both blessed and beset by the figure of figure of Queen Boudica, the Iceni and finds such as the Snettisham hoard. Aiming to place these 'unique' finds in a much broader context, this study traces patterns in the distribution of torcs, coins and horse equipment across the county. With most of the data comprising single, unstratified finds from the 2nd century BC to 1st century AD, Hutcheson looks at how these might be used to place the more sensational hoards into some kind of context. Questions of whether Norfolk can still be labelled culturally 'backward' and/or peripheral at this time are also addressed.