The Mile burial consisted of a unique chariot, buried intact and upright alongside its horses, with the charioteer laid on top of the remnants of a circular bronze shield An Iron Age shield is to ...

During the Iron Age, violence was religiously sanctioned, a battle of spirits and souls, as much as a grim physical reality. The decoration on this shield may have given religious protective power ...

The Battersea shield was found in the River Thames ... offerings have been found in British lakes, rivers and bogs. Iron Age people developed some very useful tools to help them in their daily ...