Some books seen: . Frances Lynch, Stephen Aldhouse-Green and Jeffrey L. Davies. Phoenix Mill, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire[, UK]: Sutton Publishing, [2000]. I. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Wales. Stephen Aldhouse-Green. Pp. 1-41. II. The Earlier Neolithic. Frances Lynch. Pp. 42-78. III. The Later Neolithic and Earlier Bronze Age. Frances Lynch. Pp. 79-138. IV. The Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Jeffrey L. Davies and Frances Lynch. Pp. 139-219. Biblio (220-240) is not annotated but most references are clear so OK. Chapters are *entirely* topically organised, making chronology difficult to follow. . Barry Cunliffe. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd/English Heritage, [1995]. "The land" (geography) pp. 11-18 "The people: race, language and population" pp. 19-26 "The great transition: taming the land" (1400-400 BC) pp. 27-39 "Conflicting claims: the emergence of tribal entities" (400-100 BC) pp. 40-58 "Reformation and tribal society" (100 BC - AD 43) pp. 59-75 "Of chiefs and kings" (sociology generally) pp. 76-86 "War mad but not of evil character" pp. 87-97 "Approaching the gods" pp. 98-111 "The Iron Age achievement: a longer perspective" (Romans didn't exist) pp. 112-118 No biblio guidance and few references. Series: English Heritage. . Simon James and Valery Rigby. [London]: British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, [1997]. "The making of the Celtic Iron Age" pp. 2-15 "The people" pp. 16-26 "Making a living" pp. 27-47 "Settlements and societies" pp. 48-61 "Rituals of life and death" pp. 62-73 "Change, contact and conquest" pp. 74-83 "Conclusion: Britain and the Celtic Iron Age" pp. 84-85 No useful biblio guidance but fair # of references. . Barry Cunliffe. London and New York: Routledge, [1991]. I Introduction "The development of Iron Age studies" pp. 1-20. II Space and time "Space and time" pp. 21-27. "The background" pp. 28-59. "Regional groupings: south and east" pp. 60-93. "Regional groupings: north and west" pp. 94-106. "Protohistory to history, c. 150 BC to AD 43" pp. 107-129. "The tribes of the south-eastern core: Catuvellauni/Trinovantes, Iceni, Cantii and Atrebates" pp. 130-158. "The tribes of the periphery: Durotriges, Dobunni and Corieltauvi" pp. 159-179. "The late pre-Roman Iron Age in western and northern Britain" pp. 180-198. "The establishment of Roman control" pp. 199-210. III Themes "Themes" pp. 211-212. "Settlement and settlement pattern in the south and east" pp. 213-246. "Settlement and settlement pattern in the west and north" pp. 247-311. "The development of hillforts and oppida" pp. 312-370. "Food producing strategies" pp. 371-404. "Continental trade and contact" pp. 405-443. "Craft, industry and art" pp. 444-487. "Warfare" pp. 488-497. "Death and the gods" pp. 498-522. IV Systems "Iron Age society and social change" pp. 523-548. "Models, systems and beyond" pp. 549-552. Appendix A Pottery pp. 553-590. Appendix B Selected radiocarbon dates pp. 591-608. Appendix C List of principal sites pp. 609-623. Notes pp. 624-626. Abbreviations pp. 627-630. Bibliography pp. 631-673. Most references are done at appropriate depth, so again the lack of annotations or guidance is not a big problem. Cunliffe is fairly windy, though, so the number of pages exaggerates the amount of information conveyed.