British people started using potter's wheels at the end of the Iron Age.

They used their feet to turn the wheel. As it turned, the potters used both hands to shape the clay.

The use of a wheel meant that people could make pots in many shapes and sizes.

Celtics

Iron Age ploughs are sometimes known as ards. They were made from wood, but they had an iron tip on the end of the plough to help it cut through heavy soil.

The plough was guided by the farmer and pulled by oxen. Farmers no longer needed to use antlers and stone tools to dig up their land.

• The Battersea shield was found in the River Thames. It was almost certainly thrown into the river as an offering to the spirits. Thousands of precious offerings have been found in British lakes, rivers and bogs.

Wood-turners used a pole lathe to shape pieces of wood into dishes, bowls or plates.

The wood was fixed onto a wooden pole, that was turned by a rope. The rope was attached to a foot pedal so the wood-turner could use his foot to turn the pole.

As the piece of wood turned around, the turner used an iron knife to shave it into shape.