Abstract
SummaryIn Britain, large poly‐focal complexes known as oppida have played an important part in understanding the Late Iron Age. These sites are often described as emerging from empty or underused parts of the Iron Age landscape, originating through the convergence of different social groups and external influences from mainland Europe. However, new evidence suggests that ‘pre‐oppidum’ landscapes were far from empty and that earlier occupation, particularly agricultural activities, had a dramatic impact on how oppida and the societies that lived within them formed during the Later Iron Age. A new understanding of the origins of oppida highlights the need to rethink how we examine this settlement type over time and how we currently comprehend Late Iron Age society in Britain.
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