diff --git a/internal/era2/accumulator.go b/internal/era2/accumulator.go
index 5eab7c3e9b..da75e7dceb 100644
--- a/internal/era2/accumulator.go
+++ b/internal/era2/accumulator.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-package era
+package era2
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/internal/era2/builder2.go b/internal/era2/builder2.go
index 80dd9163a8..cfeb2bdb47 100644
--- a/internal/era2/builder2.go
+++ b/internal/era2/builder2.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package era
+package era2
 
 // The format can be summarized with the following expression:
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const (
 
 type proofvar uint16
 
-type Builder2 struct {
+type Builder struct {
 	w   *e2store.Writer
 	buf *bytes.Buffer
 	sn  *snappy.Writer
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ type Builder2 struct {
 }
 
 // NewBuilder returns a new EraE Builder writing into the given io.Writer.
-func NewBuilder2(w io.Writer) *Builder2 {
+func NewBuilder(w io.Writer) *Builder {
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	return &Builder2{
+	return &Builder{
 		w:   e2store.NewWriter(w),
 		buf: buf,
 		sn:  snappy.NewBufferedWriter(buf),
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *Builder2) Add(block *types.Block, receipts types.Receipts, td *big.Int, proofBytes []byte, proofty proofvar) error {
+func (b *Builder) Add(block *types.Block, receipts types.Receipts, td *big.Int, proofBytes []byte, proofty proofvar) error {
 	if len(b.headersRLP) >= MaxEraESize {
 		return fmt.Errorf("exceeds MaxEraESize %d", MaxEraESize)
 	}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (b *Builder2) Add(block *types.Block, receipts types.Receipts, td *big.Int,
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *Builder2) Finalize() error {
+func (b *Builder) Finalize() error {
 	if b.startNum == nil {
 		return errors.New("no blocks added, cannot finalize")
 	}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func decodeBigs(raw [][]byte) []*big.Int {
 }
 
 // snappyWrite is a small helper to take care snappy encoding and writing an e2store entry.
-func (b *Builder2) snappyWrite(typ uint16, in []byte) error {
+func (b *Builder) snappyWrite(typ uint16, in []byte) error {
 	var (
 		buf = b.buf
 		s   = b.sn
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (b *Builder2) snappyWrite(typ uint16, in []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *Builder2) writeSection(typ uint16, list [][]byte, useSnappy bool) ([]uint64, error) {
+func (b *Builder) writeSection(typ uint16, list [][]byte, useSnappy bool) ([]uint64, error) {
 	if len(list) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot write empty section")
 	}
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (b *Builder2) writeSection(typ uint16, list [][]byte, useSnappy bool) ([]ui
 	return offs, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Builder2) writeIndex() error {
+func (b *Builder) writeIndex() error {
 	count := uint64(len(b.headeroffsets))
 	compcount := uint64(3)
 	if len(b.tds) > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/era2/era2.go b/internal/era2/era2.go
index f1637a4cca..dea5828566 100644
--- a/internal/era2/era2.go
+++ b/internal/era2/era2.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package era
+package era2
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type Era2 struct {
 	buf [8]byte // buffer reading entry offset
 
 	headeroff, bodyoff, receiptsoff, tdoff, proofsoff []uint64 // offsets for each entry type
+	rootheader                                        uint64   // offset of the root header in the file if present
 	indstart                                          int64
 }
 
@@ -185,6 +186,26 @@ func (e *Era2) GetRawReceiptsFrameByNumber(n uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	return io.ReadAll(sr)
 }
 
+func (e *Era2) GetRawProofFrameByNumber(n uint64) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(e.proofsoff) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("proofs section not present")
+	}
+	if n < e.m.start || n >= e.m.start+e.m.count {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("block number %d out of range [%d, %d)", n, e.m.start, e.m.start+e.m.count)
+	}
+	start := e.proofsoff[n-e.m.start]
+
+	// fallback next proof frame → AccRoot header → BlockIndex
+	var nextSec []uint64
+	if e.rootheader != 0 {
+		nextSec = []uint64{e.rootheader}
+	}
+	end := e.nextBoundary(n, e.proofsoff, nextSec)
+	length := end - start
+	sr := io.NewSectionReader(e.f, int64(start), int64(length))
+	return io.ReadAll(sr)
+}
+
 func (e *Era2) rawPayload(abs uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	sr := io.NewSectionReader(e.f, int64(abs), e.indstart-int64(abs))
 	return io.ReadAll(sr)
@@ -269,7 +290,135 @@ func (e *Era2) loadIndex() error {
 			e.proofsoff[i] = toAbs(base + 4)
 		}
 	}
+
+	var off int64 = 0 // start at byte-0 of file
+
+	for off < e.indstart { // never enter the Block-Index TLV
+		typ, length, err := e.s.ReadMetadataAt(off)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error reading TLV at offset %d: %w", off, err)
+		}
+		if typ == TypeAccumulatorRoot {
+			e.rootheader = uint64(off) // remember absolute header offset
+			break                      // found
+		}
+		off += 8 + int64(length) // headersize plus length to jump to next TLV header
+	}
 	return nil
+
+}
+
+func (e *Era2) BatchRange(first, count uint64, wantHeaders, wantBodies, wantReceipts, wantProofs bool) (hdrs []*types.Header, bods []*types.Body, recs []types.Receipts, prfs [][]byte, err error) {
+	if count == 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("count must be greater than 0")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if first < e.m.start || first+count > e.m.start+e.m.count {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("range [%d,%d) out of bounds [%d,%d)", first, first+count, e.m.start, e.m.start+e.m.count)
+		return
+	}
+
+	id0 := first - e.m.start
+	if wantHeaders {
+		hdrs = make([]*types.Header, count)
+	}
+	if wantBodies {
+		bods = make([]*types.Body, count)
+	}
+	if wantReceipts {
+		recs = make([]types.Receipts, count)
+	}
+	if wantProofs {
+		prfs = make([][]byte, count)
+	}
+
+	stream := func(startOff uint64, endOff uint64, decode func(io.Reader, uint64) error) error {
+		length := int64(endOff) - int64(startOff)
+		r := snappy.NewReader(io.NewSectionReader(e.f, int64(startOff), length))
+		for i := uint64(0); i < count; i++ {
+			if err := decode(r, i); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if wantHeaders {
+		err = stream(e.headeroff[id0], e.bodyoff[0], func(r io.Reader, i uint64) error {
+			var hdr types.Header
+			if err := rlp.Decode(r, &hdr); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error decoding header for block %d: %w", first+i, err)
+			}
+			hdrs[i] = &hdr
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if wantBodies {
+		err = stream(e.bodyoff[id0], e.receiptsoff[0], func(r io.Reader, i uint64) error {
+			var body types.Body
+			if err := rlp.Decode(r, &body); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error decoding body for block %d: %w", first+i, err)
+			}
+			bods[i] = &body
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if wantReceipts {
+		var receiptsEnd uint64
+		if len(e.tdoff) > 0 {
+			receiptsEnd = e.tdoff[0]
+		} else {
+			receiptsEnd = uint64(e.indstart)
+		}
+		err = stream(e.receiptsoff[id0], receiptsEnd, func(r io.Reader, i uint64) error {
+			var rct types.Receipts
+			if err := rlp.Decode(r, &rct); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error decoding receipts for block %d: %w", first+i, err)
+			}
+			recs[i] = rct
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if wantProofs {
+		if len(prfs) == 0 {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("proofs section is not present")
+			return
+		}
+
+		for i := uint64(0); i < count; i++ {
+			start := e.proofsoff[id0+i]
+			var end uint64
+			if id0+i+1 < uint64(len(e.proofsoff)) {
+				end = e.proofsoff[id0+i+1] // next proof frame
+			} else if e.rootheader != 0 {
+				end = e.rootheader // AccRoot header
+			} else {
+				end = uint64(e.indstart) // BlockIndex header
+			}
+			length := int64(end - start)
+			frame, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.NewSectionReader(e.f, int64(start), length))
+			if readErr != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("proof read %d: %w", first+i, readErr)
+				return
+			}
+			prfs[i] = frame
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
 }
 
 func reverseOrder32(b []byte) []byte {
diff --git a/internal/era2/iterator.go b/internal/era2/iterator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c4f82d850..0000000000
--- a/internal/era2/iterator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package era
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"io"
-	"math/big"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
-)
-
-// Iterator wraps RawIterator and returns decoded Era1 entries.
-type Iterator struct {
-	inner *RawIterator
-}
-
-// NewIterator returns a new Iterator instance. Next must be immediately
-// called on new iterators to load the first item.
-func NewIterator(e *Era) (*Iterator, error) {
-	inner, err := NewRawIterator(e)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &Iterator{inner}, nil
-}
-
-// Next moves the iterator to the next block entry. It returns false when all
-// items have been read or an error has halted its progress. Block, Receipts,
-// and BlockAndReceipts should no longer be called after false is returned.
-func (it *Iterator) Next() bool {
-	return it.inner.Next()
-}
-
-// Number returns the current number block the iterator will return.
-func (it *Iterator) Number() uint64 {
-	return it.inner.next - 1
-}
-
-// Error returns the error status of the iterator. It should be called before
-// reading from any of the iterator's values.
-func (it *Iterator) Error() error {
-	return it.inner.Error()
-}
-
-// Block returns the block for the iterator's current position.
-func (it *Iterator) Block() (*types.Block, error) {
-	if it.inner.Header == nil || it.inner.Body == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("header and body must be non-nil")
-	}
-	var (
-		header types.Header
-		body   types.Body
-	)
-	if err := rlp.Decode(it.inner.Header, &header); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if err := rlp.Decode(it.inner.Body, &body); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return types.NewBlockWithHeader(&header).WithBody(body), nil
-}
-
-// Receipts returns the receipts for the iterator's current position.
-func (it *Iterator) Receipts() (types.Receipts, error) {
-	if it.inner.Receipts == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("receipts must be non-nil")
-	}
-	var receipts types.Receipts
-	err := rlp.Decode(it.inner.Receipts, &receipts)
-	return receipts, err
-}
-
-// BlockAndReceipts returns the block and receipts for the iterator's current
-// position.
-func (it *Iterator) BlockAndReceipts() (*types.Block, types.Receipts, error) {
-	b, err := it.Block()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	r, err := it.Receipts()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	return b, r, nil
-}
-
-// TotalDifficulty returns the total difficulty for the iterator's current
-// position.
-func (it *Iterator) TotalDifficulty() (*big.Int, error) {
-	td, err := io.ReadAll(it.inner.TotalDifficulty)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return new(big.Int).SetBytes(reverseOrder(td)), nil
-}
-
-// RawIterator reads an RLP-encode Era1 entries.
-type RawIterator struct {
-	e    *Era   // backing Era1
-	next uint64 // next block to read
-	err  error  // last error
-
-	Header          io.Reader
-	Body            io.Reader
-	Receipts        io.Reader
-	TotalDifficulty io.Reader
-}
-
-// NewRawIterator returns a new RawIterator instance. Next must be immediately
-// called on new iterators to load the first item.
-func NewRawIterator(e *Era) (*RawIterator, error) {
-	return &RawIterator{
-		e:    e,
-		next: e.m.start,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// Next moves the iterator to the next block entry. It returns false when all
-// items have been read or an error has halted its progress. Header, Body,
-// Receipts, TotalDifficulty will be set to nil in the case returning false or
-// finding an error and should therefore no longer be read from.
-func (it *RawIterator) Next() bool {
-	// Clear old errors.
-	it.err = nil
-	if it.e.m.start+it.e.m.count <= it.next {
-		it.clear()
-		return false
-	}
-	off, err := it.e.readOffset(it.next)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Error here means block index is corrupted, so don't
-		// continue.
-		it.clear()
-		it.err = err
-		return false
-	}
-	var n int64
-	if it.Header, n, it.err = newSnappyReader(it.e.s, TypeCompressedHeader, off); it.err != nil {
-		it.clear()
-		return true
-	}
-	off += n
-	if it.Body, n, it.err = newSnappyReader(it.e.s, TypeCompressedBody, off); it.err != nil {
-		it.clear()
-		return true
-	}
-	off += n
-	if it.Receipts, n, it.err = newSnappyReader(it.e.s, TypeCompressedReceipts, off); it.err != nil {
-		it.clear()
-		return true
-	}
-	off += n
-	if it.TotalDifficulty, _, it.err = it.e.s.ReaderAt(TypeTotalDifficulty, off); it.err != nil {
-		it.clear()
-		return true
-	}
-	it.next += 1
-	return true
-}
-
-// Number returns the current number block the iterator will return.
-func (it *RawIterator) Number() uint64 {
-	return it.next - 1
-}
-
-// Error returns the error status of the iterator. It should be called before
-// reading from any of the iterator's values.
-func (it *RawIterator) Error() error {
-	if it.err == io.EOF {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return it.err
-}
-
-// clear sets all the outputs to nil.
-func (it *RawIterator) clear() {
-	it.Header = nil
-	it.Body = nil
-	it.Receipts = nil
-	it.TotalDifficulty = nil
-}