The Iron Age in Northern Britain examines the impact of Roman expansion and its social and economic effects on local populations on both sides of the border. Harding provides a comprehensive picture of the emergence of historically-recorded communities in the post-Roman period and confirms the importance of northern Britain to the wider European and Atlantic Iron Age. This second edition is fully updated to assess new discoveries and advanced techniques, including DNA analysis, as well as covering key theoretical issues such as social reconstruction, gender, and identity.