ABSTRACT
In the Late Bronze Age it is metalwork that defines the period and the inter-action between Atlantic areas. In the Iron Age, however, there are significant changes in the nature of the archaeological data available. The evidence for material culture as a whole, let alone prestige items such as metalwork, becomes extremely sparse throughout the Atlantic zone and it is not possible to assess the existence of cultural contacts through the comparison and distribution of archaeological finds. Instead, the focus of discussion will switch to the better documented part of the Atlantic Iron Age, the settlement record.
