Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (98 page)

Meldon Bridge Period (3000–2750
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage I
—Castletown Roche industries (copper)
 
Metalworking Stage II
—Knocknague/Lough Ravel industries (copper)

Mount Pleasant Period (2750–2000
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage III
—Frankford industries (copper)
 
Metalworking Stage IV
—Migdale–Marnoch/Migdale–Killaha industries (copper, bronze, gold) (links to early Ún
tice/Reinecke A1 on the continent)
 
Metalworking Stage V
—Ballyvalley–Aylesford industries

Overton Period (2000–1650
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage VI
—Falkland industries. Wessex I: Armorico-British dagger series (Bush Barrow daggers) (influences from classic Ún
tice/Reinecke A2 metalwork on the continent)

Bedd Branwen Period (1650–1400
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage VII
—Arreton Down industries in southern Britain; Inch Island industries in Ireland; Ebnal industries in Wales and the Marches; Gavel Moss industries in Scotland. Wessex II: Snowshill–Camerton daggers (links to Reinecke A2/B1 or A3 on the continent)
 
Metalworking Stage VIII
—Acton Park industries in England; Killymaddy industry in Ireland; Caverton industries in the Scottish borders; Auchterhouse industries in Scotland (links to the European Tumulus Culture/Reinecke B1)

Knighton Heath Period (1400–1200
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage IX
—Taunton industries in southern England; Barton–Bendish industries in eastern England; Glentrool industries in Scotland; Bishopsland industries in Ireland. The ornament horizon (links to Frøjk-Ostenfeld Group of Montelius IIb-c in northern Europe, Tumulus Culture C stage in central Europe)

Penard Period (1200–1000
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage X
—Penard industries throughout the British Isles (links to the early Urnfield Cultures on the continent; Montelius III; Rosnoën in northern France; Hallstatt A1/A2)

Wilburton—Wallington Phase (1000–800
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage XI
—Wilburton and Wallington industries in England; the Poldar industries in Scotland; Roscommon industries in Ireland. This period sees the extensive use of lead-bronze (links to Hallstatt A2)

Ewart Park Phase (800–700
BC
) 
Metaworking Stage XII
—Carp's tongue/Bexley Heath industries in southeastern England; the Llantwit-Stogursey industries in the west of England and southeast Wales; the Broadward industries of the Welsh Marches; Heathery Burn industries in northern England; Duddington, Covesea, and Ballimore industries in Scotland; and the Dowris industries in Ireland (links to late Urnfield Culture and Hallstatt early C on the continent)

Llyn-Fawr Phase (700–600
BC
) 
Metalworking Stage XIII
—Widespread metalworking industries with little evidence of regional diversity; during this period iron begins to be worked (major links to Hallstatt C and Hallstatt D on the