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Dear colleagues,Together with the attached photo I would like to send you a very brief review of this year’s which in cooperation with the „First Millennia Studies Group“ and the University of Edinburgh took place at Edinburgh the week before last. More than 100 participants from more than 20 countries made the conference a well attended and truly international event. The interesting presentations covered various aspects of Iron Age rural settlement in different European regions. Inspiring discussions and striking analyses showed the state of the art and offered excellent perspectives both to speakers and the audience. I would like to thank – also in the name of the members of the scientific board of the AG – all those who attended the conference and our British colleagues - who did a great job in organisation - for the fantastic atmosphere and a thoroughly successful event!Best regardsHolger Wendling (SALZBURG MUSEUM GmbH and KELTENMUSEUM HALLEIN )&#160;