Aside from these finds, analysis of the sheep remains provided a window into ... "The complex economy indicates an Iron Age society adapted to their environment and taking advantage of their ...

Throughout the Iron Age there is evidence for extensive networks of fields associated with small farming settlements. A mixed farming economy is suggested by cattle, sheep and pig remains and the ...

Sheep are helping too - munching on bracken ... carving out deep grooves into the Iron Age earthworks. Old Oswestry is a scheduled monument, a site protected by law for its archaeological and ...