What people ate in the Iron age would depend to some extent on where in the world they were. Generally speaking though by this time people were farmers who would have lived off domesticated plants and livestock much the same as we do today. They would also have supplemented this with wild resources, such as hazelnuts and seasonal wild fruit, and wild animals such as game species and fish.
As iron began to be used more and more for tilling the soil, crops were more and more abundant. This meant that the quality of life went up. The kind of person that ate nothing but bread and beer in the Bronze Age could now eat more kinds of food in the Iron Age, because he could afford it.
The cuisine varied from region to region, but here's a good list for people living in the Mediterranean region:
Meat:
Mutton
Lamb
Goat
Beef
Pork
Duck
Goose
Chicken (late Iron Age)
Fish
Manatee/Dolphin
Various game animals
Various insects (such as locusts)
Produce:
Leeks
Onions/shallots
Scallions (green onions)
Melons
Apples
Pomegranates
Grapes and Raisins
Olives
Grains:
Bread (of course!)
Roasted and cracked grains
* Wheat (durum)
* Barley
* Spelt
* Flax
Spices/condiments:
Cumin
Salt
Parsley
Mint
Mustard
Sesame
Olive Oil
Butter
Sweets:
Sesame cakes with honey
Raisin cakes with honey
Honeycomb
Beverages:
Wine (barely alcoholic)
Mixed wine (more alcoholic)
Mustum (wine mixed with wild mustard, used by Roman soldiers as an energy drink)
Barley Beer
Honey Beer
Milk
Water
Once again, each region might have more or less than these. The Romans, for instance, had a wide variety of exotic dishes, such as those made of pigeon dung.
The poor continued to eat simply bread and beer (especially in Egypt). However, sometimes they were able to add milk to their diet, and some produce such as leeks and melons. The rich continued to have vastly more food than the poor, but now there was a far wider selection, due to the advancement in prosperity.
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What do iron age people make
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People in the Iron Age lived all over the world. What classifies them to have been in the Iron Age was the use of iron.
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mostly they would have been farmers ,but some people would be called upon to fight for their master.
mostly they would have been farmers ,but some people would be called upon to fight for their master.
Although the transition between archaeological periods is often gradual the most commonly accepted date for the start of the Iron Age in Britain is 800BC.
In Britain the Iron Age began in 800 BC and continued until the Roman conquest of 48 AD. Although it should be noted that in Scotland the Iron Age lasted much longer due to the absence of Roman influence.
The Iron Age people did not disapear. First they stopped making more children, second, they worshipped mother earth and sacrificed their lifes for her because they believed if they don't sacrifice their lives she would not listen to them and they would starve to death.