Archeon 30 years!

Raising the bar In order to keep our feet dry, we go up a small hill. This farm is on a mound - raised by the owners themselves so that they are able to farm. Although the soil is wet, it is still usable. Agricultural land is becoming scarce. In the eighth century BC, the people discovered how to forge iron. The required iron ore can be easily found in the farmer’s own environment. Strong tools and weapons are crafted from iron. The women at home work on textiles, which are made from woollen yarns. You can see that they use a variety of techniques, some of which can be quite complicated. The women use plants from the fields which can be used to dye the wool in beautiful colours. Madder for red and woad for blue. The people that wear colourful clothes are usually rich. This is especially the case if the colours are obtained from precious dyes. Iron age 800 - 12 before Christ