Ralph Jackson is a senior curator at the British Museum. Previous publications include Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire; Camerton: A Catalogue of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork; Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980–85; Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain; and (with Richard Hobbs) Roman Britain.

This book is well written and the text is complemented by excellent colour plates, clear graphics and an easy to navigate, illustrated catalogue of 625 components. It makes a very valuable contribution to Iron Age and Roman scholarship and it should be on the bookshelves of all those studying these periods, especially those interested in the continuity of practice and tradition. -- Archaeological Journal Archaeological Journal In conclusion it can be said that this study is remarkable in its careful and thorough analysis of the finds themselves, their contexts and distribution. It is an impressive demonstration of how decades spent thinking (on and off) about a subject and discussing it with others from every possible angle can pay off.' -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review Bryn Mawr Classical Review