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Iron Age

The Iron Age begins with the first evidence of ironworking and marks the end of prehistory (the time before written records). Society was still based around farming, but we start to see more elaborate roundhouse settlements, brochs, and hillforts as a means of displaying status and wealth, as well as various craftworking industries. In England, the Iron Age ends with the arrival of the Romans in AD 43, while in Scotland Iron Age society and culture persists throughout the Roman era.