Under the volcano

These conference proceedings contain a foreword with an introduction by the editors and fourteen papers. They deal with LBA iron inlays on bronze artefacts from Central Europe, the EIA hoard from Fliess, Tyrol, and ore resources in the Eastern Alps, EIA metallurgy and specialisation, Iberian falcatae in the British Museum, the organisation of bloom smithing activities in LIA France, iron in the landscape of IA East Yorkshire, UK, preliminary results of surveys and excavations on smelting and forging in the Siegerland region, Germany, during the Latène Period, an urban fine smithing quarter in the oppidum of Rheinau, Switzerland, complex Celtic bronze technology by the examples of a boar-headed carnyx and a swan-shaped helmet from Tintignac, France, metallurgy and analysis of precious metal torcs from the IA Snettisham Treasure, UK, the XRF characterisation of Celtic silver from the Židovar treasure, Serbia, copper alloys and non-ferrous metal working in the oppidum of Manching, Germany, as evidence for resources and recycling, manufacturing techniques of silver jewellery from the LIA to Roman times in Central Europe and research on cultural interaction between Celts and Romans.