What Was Life Like in Iron Age Britain? | Ancient Britain with Ray Mears
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Published 2023-10-27
As the Iron Age progressed through the first millennium BC, strong regional groupings emerged, reflected in styles of pottery, metal objects and settlement types. Technological innovation increased and the population of Britain grew substantially, probably exceeding one million. This population growth was partly made possible by the introduction of new crops, including improved varieties of barley and wheat, and increased farming of peas, beans, flax and other crops.
Join bushcraft and survival expert Ray Mears in the third and final episode of our Ancient Britain series, as he explores the relics of Iron Age Britain. On his journey, Ray visits the magnificent forts at Malvern Hills and a recreation of an Iron Age village at Butser Ancient Farm in Chalton.
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All Comments (21)
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People complain plenty about the modern world but the fact that you can get documentaries of this quality from a seasoned presenter like Ray Mears, for free, is pretty awesome.
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Ray is one of Britain's national treasures.
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Its sad that Ray doesn't get prime time TV anymore. Before Bear Grylls he was the ultimate survival expert. Sad times that Bear kicked this legend off the the pinnacle because one thing Ray wasn't was fake. I love that I can get some 'Ray Mears' actual beneficial information. This man will keep you alive. I'm hoping this legend produces his own stuff under his own label and makes an actual bank with his name and brand. He deserves it.
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Love Ray Mears. Long before any current youtube 'survivalist' channel there was this man, Ray Mears. He's been a big inspiration for decades.
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The archaeologist who showed Ray around the buildings should get her own program as she explained everything very concisely
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No one makes programmes celebrating our ancestors and our history quite like our Ray does. I remember watching Ray when i was a younger man and being in awe of what he was teaching us about our ancestors and our traditions. He invoked in me a great sense of wonder in who we are and who our ancestors were.
If you're reading this Ray thank you so much for making these programmes for us. I enjoy them so much. -
Gimme Ray Mears videos any day, every day. I love the man ever since his earliest productions in the 1990-ties.
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My granddad used to say that people who wanted to go back and live in the "good old days" never experienced the "good old days"...
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Ray Mears is fantastic. Find him relaxing as well as supremely knowledgeable. Hope he's featured more on this channel.
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What I love about these documentaries; is that they're as long as the need to be, not constrained by TV schedules, with subjects that are a quite niche.
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My late husband was an avid follower of Ray and was very similar in his outlook towards nature and wood in particular, often coming up with ridiculous ideas but enjoying every moment of his life and making people laugh at the things he got up to
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Honestly if this was like a 10 hour series going into depth on all the different bits of ancient Britain into more detail with Ray, I'd subscribe to HistoryHit Just to watch it. This was good, excellent even, I just want more. More stoneage, the Bronze age!
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It is a luxury to have Ray Mears on YouTube. With all his years of experience in survival, and as a communicator, he makes ancient history tangible and relatable.
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Been watching ray since those early days of country tracks. All the survival series, wild food, wild Britain, walkabout and many more. living legend of traditional knowledge. Great to see another series with ray!
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I met Ray at a book signing years back and I've been to a few of his lectures. Really fab.
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Ray was a stalwart of tv when t.v.was informative and enjoyable. His knowledge in survival is second to none.
But he knows about metallurgy too. His knives are legendary, I unfortunately could not afford one.
I did buy his 5.11 shirt though !!
This guy trained our forces in survival etc I'm just glad to see his stuff again.
When I was in the TA, he was held in such high regard, and on exercise he was referenced many, many times. Legend. -
Brilliant Ray Mears, a true enthusiast, no need for showmanship and celebrity. Just a modest and very sincere human being. Sadly a rare thing that adds so much programmes such as these.
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Ray strikes again! A real cultural insight. From the timeline, the forge to the reconstructed village, as ever the presenter manages to pack a whole lot of stuff into a short film. Nice one Ray and team! ⭐👍
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Ray is a rare breed. He's one of only a handful of people/subjects that can appear on youtube and everyone just gets along with each other in the comments section.
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As an archaeologist, it's great to hear Ray talk of his modern day experiences of cultures using similar buildings. By nature, it's easy for an archaeologist to get stuck on interpreting the archaeological evidence alone. Ray's examples can really add flesh back to the bones.
